The city of golf carts
Some American cities use buses, or trams, or trains. Peachtree City, Georgia, has a different solution: it’s not quite public transit, but a hundred miles of golf cart tracks helps to keep cars off the road.
More about Peachtree City: https://www.peachtree-city.org/ and https://visitpeachtreecity.com
Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
With thanks to Titan Miller for emailing me the idea, back in 2017!
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@TomScottGo
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
The Georgia road trip continues! Thanks to Mayor Fleisch and her team for their time. I realise that the golf carts aren't directly comparable to public transit – for a start, they're privately-owned – but I'd say that replacing cars with slower-speed, electric vehicles is at least an improvement!
@ecbcam
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I just moved to Peachtree city three weeks ago and I’m amazed at all the golf carts everywhere I go it’s truly a new way of living
@alterablebark54
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
2:14 I love how the city has Mustang police cars
@alterablebark54
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Man hearing that a Town of 35000 is "Small" is kind of crazy when my city is about that size and I would need to drive over 8 hours to see a city with 1M people
@Stickboi
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
we need more of this across america and less of chevy colorados.
@Cyancat123
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
This city is further proof that Americans prefer being able to drive on winding streets and small vehicles over stroads.
@kittychatalot
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Lived in PTC for fifteen years and the golf carts were glorious!
@TurboLingaLanguages
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
This is just awesome. I want golf cart driving in my town!!
@AdmiralSP
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
35000 people makes a city?
My university has more students on campus than that.. good lord
@NoDream424
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I appreciate that they made a highly bike accessible city because the yuppies who weekended there like playing golf
@BBsAdventures
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
They do that there in Florida , It is called THE VILLAGES and it is suppose to be the biggest golf cart community in America
@PoleTooke
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
How is this not in every city?
@SgtMiller
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
They also don't tell you the high school kids fly down the paths and almost kill you in the process.
@arisarkar6456
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I had no idea that Tom Scott filmed a video in my hometown.
@ajusaguy
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
They build a brilliant network for bikes and they use golf carts instead. Only in 🇺🇸
@vhr
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
this is so republican-core. "how can we make bike paths as hostile as possible to bikes and pedestrians?"
a quick google search tells me golf carts have hit cyclist on the trails there. amazing
@ClayShentrup
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
this is amazing! i love that cyclists can use them too. cars are the worst invention in human history.
@imtheboss8414
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Interesting i wish i can try GolfCart
@220volt74
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
But where is the city? All I can see are asphalt and parking lots.
@LeagueofJay137
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
This is very cool
@Txkein0
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Lived here a long time ago
It was truly amazing how we could go anywhere on golf carts. Wanna go get a shake from Chick-fil-A on a hot summer day? You can get there in 5 mins. Amazing place.
@acasta403
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Leave it to Americans to build brilliant bike infrastructure and then use it for cars
@maruftim
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Might be the closest to bike-accessible city America have
@amy-377
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I would genuinely like to live here, however i would probably use an electric scooter
@sidneyboo9704
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I love this. Less chance of road rage when cowards can't hide behind their cars.
@Connorizcool202
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
You should continue this series with Catalina Island, there is also a lot of golf carts that they use to drive
@MakerInMotion
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
That could only work in a warm southern city. Where I live there would need to be a fleet of golf carts mounted with plows and salt spreaders.
@pets7164
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Hey, I have a golf cart in Buffalo New York no golf cart paths and I have rights to drive on the road 5:33
@snensinnuernberg
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
americans will really do anything to avoid walking
@autoexaminator2436
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I live in Newnan which is a historical city 7 miles from Peachtree City and I can tell you, it is very nice.
@alfblack2
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
so cool. so fun!
@OleGustavJohnsen
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
LOVE this! 🤩
@StereOasis93
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Can one drink drive in a golf cart? Thr ultimate pubmobile
@szczurek2725
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Roller skating heaven!
@jamesmowslawns
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
tom scott was at my school :0
@djt6012
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays has a large golf kart network. I spent a week there and loved driving around in them. My favourite part was seeing the mini garages built into people's houses for them.
@The1andonlyDMFH
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 pm
I’ve watched your videos for years and have yet to come across a place I already knew about. This video is the exception, though even ptc the city I grew up next to, you still tell me something I didn’t know.
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