European Committee for Standardization

Leisure karts - Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for karts
 N EN 16230-1

Annotation

This European Standard is applicable for karts, according to 3.1, that are not intended to be used on public roads.

This European Standard applies to:

- leisure karts only;

- karts propelled by a combustion engine, including LPG combustion engines;

- karts used on indoor and outdoor tracks, permanent or temporary;

- karts used on supervised tracks designed for leisure karting, with a sealed ground (such as asphalt, concrete, ice or snow).

This European Standard does not apply to:

- karts used for competition organised by and under the responsibility of the CIK-FIA and/or ASN, ensuring through the granting of licenses by an ASN or one of its affiliated members as defined in the International Sporting code, compliance with the safety, sporting, disciplinary and technical rules of the CIAK-FIA and/ or ASN;

- karts designed exclusively for competition and toys;

- cross country karts;

- karts with two or more seats;

- karts used on tracks not mentioned above (such as mud, earth);

- karts used in amusement parks.

The requirements related to the hazards of electrical propulsion are not covered in this European Standard.