Cruising Ocean Blvd. on a golf cart or moped this weekend? Myrtle Beach has some rules
The City of Myrtle Beach has prohibited drivers from using golf carts and mopeds on a portion of Ocean Boulevard through Memorial Day weekend.
City Manager John Pedersen issued an executive order beginning at midnight Friday prohibiting golf carts at all hours during the weekend and mopeds at certain times on Ocean Boulevard from 29th Avenue North to the southern part of the city, which is just south of 29th Avenue South.
The order excludes golf carts used by law enforcement monitoring traffic and maintaining public safety, the Facebook post from the city states.
According to state law, golf carts are only to be operated during daylight hours, but the order does not allow any golf carts on Ocean Boulevard from 29th Avenue North to the southern most part of the city from midnight Friday until traffic control devices are removed Monday.
Here are the times mopeds are prohibited from being driven on Ocean Boulevard:
- 8:00 p.m. to midnight Thursday
- 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Friday
- 8:00 p.m. to midnight Friday
- 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Saturday
- 8:00 p.m. to midnight Saturday
- 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Sunday
- 8:00 p.m. to midnight Sunday
- 12:01 a.m. until traffic control devices are removed Monday
The 23-mile traffic loop will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday to Sunday.
This story was originally published May 23, 2019 at 10:17 AM.
