I think that half of the residents

in Peachtree City use golf carts to get around so they don't have to go

out and buy a brand new car like the other half of the residents do!

Senior citizens that drive

golf carts around use them to take their grandchildren out and go golfing

and do stuff without having to stress out on the road in a car to just

go grocery shopping. Any senior citizen that has retired or doesn't have

a job probably let their license expire because they thought that they

were going to be able to drive around town to get to the places they needed

to go on a golf cart without having to deal with a golf cart!

I believe that the [city ordinance]

that was recently passed by letting the 15-year-olds drive with a permit

was great! It gave the parents a break from getting up every morning and

driving their children to school and stressing out if they were going

to have a way to school that morning.

It gave us a chance to finally

prove that we can do something and get ourselves to school, without having

to worry about if we were going to catch the bus or if we were going to

have to walk. That [city ordinance] not only gave us a responsibility

but it also gave us freedom!

Now that the state has taken

that freedom away from us, it is going to break down this community! People

drive through here and see families driving around on golf carts and think

this is a wonderful community. When they drive through here now, there

is a slim chance that they are going to see any golf carts.

Most of the Peachtree City

population that drives golf carts are the younger group (15- to 18-year-olds

that don't have licenses) and senior citizens, groups that either can't

or wouldn't like to get licenses. Now by not fighting or by letting this

law take place you are not only letting down this community, but you are

also taking the freedom that teenagers once had!

I'm going to say something

again and I'm sure that many people will agree with me: I strongly disagree

with this law. I think that you are not only letting down this community

but you are also taking all of our freedom.

Justin Parker

Peachtree City, Ga.