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I had occasion to visit family this weekend on a small island accessible only by boat. There are no cars allowed on the island, you can get around on foot, by bicycle, or by golf cart. All the roads on the island are 2-3 metres wide and are gravel. I took my Brompton over on the ferry and used it to get around.
Guess what was by far the most common transportation method on an island that is less than a mile (about 1.5 km, actually) in any dimension. One guess only.
There are perhaps a couple of hundred houses on the island, and a bar. When we went to the bar Friday evening, there were maybe 1-2 bicycles out front, and at least 25 golf carts. No house on the entire island is more than 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the bar (following the roads, not the straight line distance.) I did see lots of bicycles in sheds and on racks in peoples gardens, but very few being ridden compared to the golf cart traffic.
Apparently until a couple of decades ago, the golf carts weren’t allowed, so it was walking or cycling only. I can’t imagine how they got on!
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