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The city of golf carts

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Transit, cities & urban planningDocumentaries & storytelling

What it is

Tom Scott visits Peachtree City, Georgia, which has about a hundred miles of dedicated golf cart paths that serve as an alternative to driving. He explains how the network works as a quasi-transit system that keeps cars off the roads.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as the go-to example of low-speed vehicle infrastructure in a US suburb, in threads on e-bikes, EVs and autonomous cars.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Tom Scott did a good video on the city”

    Good video on Peachtree City's golf cart road network.

    kingbirdy, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Citroën introduces a two-seat EV that costs €2,644 and then €19.99 a month”

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Topics: peachtree city, golf carts, urban planning, low-speed vehicles, suburbs

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