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How does a WeeRide stack up to the Australian Standard |
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Lets take a look at the Australian Standard for Bicycle Child Carriers - and see how a WeeRide stacks up.
Before we do - it is important to remember that this is only a ~15 year old voluntary standard written by the private company Standards Australias (not a government organisation) that by it's own admission should have been revised about ~5 years ago.
2.1 MATERIALS
2.1.1 Metals All metal components used for child carrier seats shall be free from any material or manufacturing defects.
OK
2.1.2 Plastics Plastic materials used for child carrier seats shall be stabilized to minimize the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation. Additionally, a plastic material shall maintain its strength and dimensional stability at ambient temperatures within the range of 0°C to 40°C.
OK
2.1.3 Restraint webbing Webbing used for restraint straps or harnesses shall comply with the performance requirements of Clause 3.2.
OK
2.1.4 Corrosion protection All
metal parts including springs, nuts, bolts and washers shall either be
made of corrosion-resistant material or be protected against corrosion.
OK
2.2 DESIGN
2.2.1 Seats and seat supports Child carrier seats and their supports
shall be designed so as to safely carry a child having a body weight of
not greater than 22 kg in a comfortable upright seated position.
OK
The height of backrest and side supports designed to restrict the movement of the passenger shall be as follows:
(a) Minimum height of backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 mm.
(b) Minimum height of side support . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mm.
Irrelevant - the child is sitting between your arms
The frame of the child carrier seat shall provide at least three
structurally sound mounting points for its attachment to the bicycle
frame. The seat shall be anchored to the carrier frame at a minimum of
three mounting points.
Well - WeeRide uses two - incredibly strong brackets with dual steel-bolts on both.
2.2.2 Seat location The seat shall be designed so that it can be
assembled to the bicycle in a position over the rear wheel, with the
seat occupant facing toward the front or the rear of the bicycle. A
typical location is shown in Figure 2.1.
Oh dear - well we can't ever meet this one!
2.2.3 Footrests Footrests shall be fitted to all child carrier seats.
They shall be designed so as to minimize the possibility of the child’s
feet slipping or sliding towards the rear of the seat.
OK
2.2.4 Spoke protection
Suitable means shall be provided to prevent entrapment of a child’s
fingers, feet or other body parts in the rear wheel spokes whilst the
child is in the seat.
OK
2.2.5 Child restraint or
harness The child carrier seat shall incorporate shoulder, waist and
crotch restraint which shall either be in the form of a harness or one
or more restraint elements of equal effectiveness in restraining the
occupant. Where
OK
2.3 CONSTRUCTION
2.3.1 Sharp edges Child carrier seats and accessories shall have no
unfinished sheared metal edges or other sharp parts that are exposed to
any part of the body. Sheared metal edges that are not rolled shall be
finished so that any sharp feathering of edges, or any burrs or sharp
spurs that are caused by the shearing process are removed.
OK
2.3.2 Fasteners No fastener used to attach or secure components shall
fracture, loosen or otherwise fail its intended purpose during the
tests required by this Standard. Self-tapping screws shall not be used
or supplied with any part of a child carrier seat or its accessories.
Major attachment points where the carrier assembly is mounted to the
frame of the bicycle, shall have shakeproof fasteners supplied for
attaching to the bicycle frame.
OK
2.3.3 Open-ended tubes Child carrier seats shall have no open-ended
tubes in which the child’s finger or fingers could be trapped,
accessible when a child is restrained in the seat.
OK
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