ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) -- A new golf cart law in South Carolina aims to improve safety for passengers, especially kids.

The new statewide law is effective immediately and prohibits children under the age of 12 from riding in a golf cart without a seatbelt.

Golf carts are a popular mode of transportation in the Lowcountry to get to the beach, the pool, or around the neighborhood, but when not used properly, they can be extremely dangerous.

Officials say there have been multiple accidents in the last few years on the Isle of Palms. One involved a 12 -year-old driver that flipped over and another involved a passenger going through the windshield.

"These golf carts are riding on highways, speed limits 30, 35 miles an hour and we've got children all over the golf cart that are not restr

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