Golf Cart vs. Car: The Easiest Way to Get Around Flagler Beach

In-town speeds suit a cart

Flagler Beach is a slow-down kind of town. A1A is posted 25 mph through town, and in 2024 the city lowered the limit on its own streets to 20 mph. A street-legal cart is a low-speed vehicle with a top speed between 20 and 25 mph, so it keeps pace with the traffic around it.

You also see more from a cart. The sides are open, the ocean breeze comes right in, and the town becomes part of the ride instead of a view through a window.

Where a cart beats a car

• Parking: beach-town parking gets tight on busy days, and a cart is easy to maneuver into a space near where you are headed.
• Short hops: breakfast, the beach, a shop and back again are all quick rides, and getting in and out takes seconds.
• Room for the crew: every Boss Cart seats six, so the family rides together.
• Electric and quiet: no gas stops and no engine noise on a sunrise ride.
• Fun: rolling to dinner in an open cart feels like vacation.

As one rider, David K. from Jacksonville, put it: "Way better than driving a car around."

When the car makes more sense

A street-legal cart can only drive on roads posted 35 mph or less. It can cross a faster road at an intersection, but it cannot travel along one. That rules out a few trips:

• A1A heading south toward Ormond Beach, where the limit climbs to 45 and then 55 mph
• Interstate 95 and other highways
• Errands that only connect by faster roads
• Stormy days, when a closed car is simply more comfortable

Day trips without the long ride

Palm Coast, St. Augustine and Ormond Beach all have spots worth exploring by cart, but getting there can mean roads that are too fast for a low-speed vehicle. Instead of driving the cart between cities, have it delivered where you are staying. We deliver to vacation rentals, hotels and homes in all four of our service areas.

A sample day with both

A day that uses each one for what it does best might look like this:

1. Sunrise: take the cart to the closest beach access with the headlights on.
2. Breakfast and the shops: stay in the cart for the short hops around town.
3. Midday: if a stop is only reachable by a highway or a road posted above 35 mph, take the car for that leg.
4. Evening: back in the cart for dinner in town and a sunset ride to the Intracoastal side.

Use both and keep it simple

A simple split works well: the car handles the highway and the long drives, and the cart handles everything in town. Park the car once, then take the cart to the beach, to dinner and out for sunset.

Every Boss Cart is the same fully loaded Bintelli Nemesis 6-seater, street legal, with a Bluetooth speaker, LED headlights, USB charging ports and a rear flip seat. It arrives clean and fully charged, ready to cruise. Read more about why a golf cart suits a beach trip, then book your cart online.