I got myself involved in a NextDoor controversy in my neighborhood and want the collective wisdom of Cougarboard to help me figure out who is right.

Situation:

I live in a subdivision in a city in Idaho, where about there are about a dozen golf carts. Most of the time the golf cart users are not a nuisance, however, sometimes they are driven by kids (under 14 years old) without license and sometimes up on the sidewalks and common areas. That caused the cops to be called out several times on golf cart drivers. Cops have never ticketed anyone and seem to be pretty unclear about the legality of driving golf carts in the neighborhood.

Law:

In Idaho, to be used as a vehicle, a golf cart must be titled, registered, insured, and operated by a licensed driver, and have a slow-moving vehicle ID on the back of the vehicle. https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2010/legislation/s1389/

The city has a requirement that “no golf cart shall be driven or operated on the streets, sidewalks, alleys, easements, or land owned by the city.” However, in this city, the streets are all owned by the highway districts so I’m not sure if that applies. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/meridianid/latest/meridian_id/0-0-0-3354

The HOA doesn’t have any rules about golf carts other than they must "be parked in the garage or out of sight."

Question:

It’s pretty clear that the user must have a driver’s license, although of course even that is being debated on NextDoor, but are the golf carts legal to be driven by licensed adults? OK, Cougarboard, do your thing—who is right?