Alexandra Police are noticing an increase in golf carts being used by players illegally on the road in Clyde.

Senior Constable Graham Perkins said golf carts needed to be registered and warranted if driven on the road, and more and more players were using them as transport and pushing the boundaries to get to and from the Clyde golf course.

“And they are coming from further afield.”

Players could also be breath tested and were liable to the same conditions as a normal motorist.

Alexandra Police have met with the Clyde Golf Club president who will advise members in a newsletter about their responsibilities.

Snr Const Perkins said it was the same as a farmer using a quad bike between paddocks - their vehicles also required to be registered and warranted if used regularly on main roads.

Meanwhile, a 64-year-old woman, who had been using an E-bike, was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital on Thursday after she was found lying on the Roxburgh Gorge track, north of the dam.

Snr Const Perkins said she had been riding her bike alone and while her current condition was not known, it must have been serious if she was taken to hospital by the rescue helicopter.

He said accidents on E-bikes were becoming more common, and riders needed to know their limits and be familiar with the track conditions, as well as their own riding capabilities. 

“They’re either coming around a corner too fast or cutting corners.”

Last week a driver fell asleep at the wheel of his car near Lowburn between 7am to 8am, and side-swiped a truck coming in the other direction.

Luckily there were no serious injuries, but the driver’s car received extensive damage.