Key:nev

nev
Description
access restrictions for neighborhood electric vehicles
Group: Restrictions
Used on these elements
See also

golf_cart=*

Status: in use

This key indicates whether a roadway, path, or other facility may be used by a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV), a type of vehicle that is similar to a golf cart (golf_cart=*) but is designed as a street-legal vehicle. Although golf carts can also be made street-legal, this key is used in jurisdictions that make a legal distinction between places where NEVs can go and places where street-legal golf carts can go.[1] NEVs can travel at a slightly higher speed than golf carts.

The NEV classification is specific to the United States, where most states have adopted laws allowing individual towns to allow NEVs and/or golf carts on public streets. The equivalent European Union classification is the quadricycle.

See also

Notes and references

  1. For example, compare the NEV and golf cart maps for Lincoln, California.
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