A lawyer for a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was thrown from a swerving golf cart at New Hampshire Motor Speedway told jurors Tuesday that cart manufacturer Textron should be held liable for not warning people against riding on the back of the cart where golf bags are stowed.

Textron's lawyer countered that Roderick Jenks, of Wilder, Vt. drove a school bus for a living at the time of the 2006 accident and should have known better than to stand on a moving vehicle.he lawsuit was filed by Jenks' wife, Melissa, who is her 53-year-old husband's legal guardian. Attorney Daniel Mawhinney told the jury Rod Jenks has almost no short-term memory and cannot be allowed to leave the house alone because he would get lost.
The accident occurred July 16, 2006, during a race weekend at the speedway. Jenks was among 1,500 volunteers raising money for charities or teams when the golf cart he was standing on swerved sharply, sending him to the pavement. Jenks was raising money for Fishin' for Kids, a New Hampshire charity.

Melissa Jenks settled her lawsuit against the speedway last month for an undisclosed sum of money.

During his opening statement, Osterman played a clip from a video deposition of Roderick Jenks in which he says he would "stop his school bus on a dime" if he saw a child standing. He said during the deposition that it would be his fault if he didn't tell them to sit down and someone got hurt.

Osterman also stressed that at the time of the accident, Jenks was 6 feet tall and weighed about 310 pounds. The lawyer said Jenks' size 11 shoes would not have fit fully from the front to the rear of the golf bag platform.

MyParkingSign.com, the largest online retailer of parking signs, is launching a new line of LawnBoss™ golf cart crossing signs. With golf season in full swing, the new signs are attractive and effective in reducing accidents on golf courses.

Golf carting accidents are prevalent on courses throughout the United States. According to Alabama’s news site Al.com, a 2008 study by the University of Alabama stated that about 1,000 Americans a month were injured in golf accidents. The researchers analyzed a national database of emergency room records from 2002 through 2005. Collisions and rollovers as well as other accidents where cart passengers fall or are flung from the vehicle are contributing factors. Roughly half the accidents occurred on golf courses, the other half at homes, on streets, and on other public property.    

MyParkingSign created the signs using premium quality industry materials. The signs are made of heavy-duty 60-80 mil thick aluminum and printed with 3M outdoor digital inks. These new signs will last for at least fifteen years outside. “Our new LawnBoss™ signs are great solutions to accidents while golfing. They are visible to guide golfers around the course and resilient,” said Conrad Lumm, Manager of MyParkingSign.com. “We also provide fluorescent crossing and parking signs for visibility at dusk and dawn, when most accidents occur.”

A drummer for classic rocker Ted Nugent faces several charges after police say he was seen driving drunk in a golf cart stolen from a concert venue.
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Officers working at Nugent's Sunday night concert in Bangor, Maine, were told that 55-year-old Mick Brown was intoxicated, had stolen the cart and was driving it recklessly on a footpath.
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Police say when officers tried to stop the cart, Brown sped past them and shoved a security officer. Two security officers then removed Brown from the cart, and he was arrested.
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Brown, of Cave Creek, Arizona, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving to endanger, theft and assault. He was released on $US4000 ($3930) bail.