Lawmaker drives golf cart to State House to save on gas

(Columbia-AP) May 2, 2006 - State Representative Todd Rutherford has found a way to fight higher gas prices.

The Columbia Democrat uses his new golf cart to go from his home to the State House, as well as his downtown office and courthouses.

State law allows residents to drive a golf cart on secondary roads within two miles of their home or office during daylight hours, as long as they obtain a $5 permit and insurance.

What about his safety? Where are the airbags? ;^)

People complain about the government not doing enough to mandate better mileage from vehicles. But NOBODY talks about the government mandating so much safety equipment on motor vehicles that even the lightest new cars are way over three thousand pounds. Let small manufacturers build golfcart-like cars en masse for short trips and watch our collective fuel consumption drop.

Follow this guy’s lead.