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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Parents of teenagers in Peachtree City have a unique solution to reducing the amount of money they spend on gas. Their kids are driving to school in golf carts instead of vehicles.
"It's cool because you don't have to ride the bus or anything," explained Kyle Collins, 16, a junior at McIntosh High School. "You don't have to be with all the little kids. You can drive by yourself."
In Peachtree City, 30 miles south of Atlanta, just about everyone uses a golf cart and takes advantage of the 90 miles of golf cart paths.
"You feel like you have a car without actually having one," shared Kyle.
McIntosh High is one of the few schools in the country with separate parking lots for both vehicles and golf carts.
"The golf carts have been here about seven years," said Tracie Fleming, principal of McIntosh High. "Typically about 350 kids come to school on a golf cart. And, that's the driver. They might bring sibling."
Teens can legally drive the carts after they obtain their learners' permits at 15. While Kyle recently turned 16 and now has his driver's license, he prefers the golf cart because, "I'm in charge of paying for my own gas," he explained.
Most of the golf carts used in Peachtree City are electric and simply plug into a battery charger. Kyle's Parents estimate he saves about $120 dollars a month by not driving a car.
"My husband and I both work," explained Lisa Collins, Kyle's mother. "It was great for Kyle to get to school. It's economical. He was able to get a job. He can go when he needs to go.
Kyle's mom, who teaches at McIntosh High, thinks the carts are also safer.
"With a golf cart, it's not a 5,000-pound vehicle and I don't have to really worry about the other cars on the road," she said.
There's no speeding either. A golf cart tops at 20 mph. Best of all for Kyle, it's given him a sense of independence.
"I guess it makes you more of an adult," he explained.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Parents of teenagers in Peachtree City have a unique solution to reducing the amount of money they spend on gas. Their kids are driving to school in golf carts instead of vehicles.
"It's cool because you don't have to ride the bus or anything," explained Kyle Collins, 16, a junior at McIntosh High School. "You don't have to be with all the little kids. You can drive by yourself."
In Peachtree City, 30 miles south of Atlanta, just about everyone uses a golf cart and takes advantage of the 90 miles of golf cart paths.
"You feel like you have a car without actually having one," shared Kyle.
McIntosh High is one of the few schools in the country with separate parking lots for both vehicles and golf carts.
"The golf carts have been here about seven years," said Tracie Fleming, principal of McIntosh High. "Typically about 350 kids come to school on a golf cart. And, that's the driver. They might bring sibling."
Teens can legally drive the carts after they obtain their learners' permits at 15. While Kyle recently turned 16 and now has his driver's license, he prefers the golf cart because, "I'm in charge of paying for my own gas," he explained.
Most of the golf carts used in Peachtree City are electric and simply plug into a battery charger. Kyle's Parents estimate he saves about $120 dollars a month by not driving a car.
"My husband and I both work," explained Lisa Collins, Kyle's mother. "It was great for Kyle to get to school. It's economical. He was able to get a job. He can go when he needs to go.
Kyle's mom, who teaches at McIntosh High, thinks the carts are also safer.
"With a golf cart, it's not a 5,000-pound vehicle and I don't have to really worry about the other cars on the road," she said.
There's no speeding either. A golf cart tops at 20 mph. Best of all for Kyle, it's given him a sense of independence.
"I guess it makes you more of an adult," he explained.
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