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USER MAINTENANCE GUIDE
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Drivers
Follow the mandatory safety instructions carefully.
Age and size restrictions
• Make sure the age and size restrictions are respected,
according to the current laws and regulation in your
country or state.
• Forbid a pilot to drive with a size and (or) age are
below the minimum imposed by the regulation (In
France, the driver must be 14 years old and measure
140cm minimum).
• For small driver (between 140cm and 150cm), use a
spacer (removable foam).
Things prohibited to the driver
• Driving prohibited for a pilot:
- wearing a scarf since it may wind around rotating
parts of the go-kart (Cf. chap. 3.4),
(Cf. chap. 3.6), (Cf. chap. 4.10) ;
- with long hair sticking out of the helmet
(Cf. chap. 3.4), (Cf. chap. 3.6),
(Cf. chap. 4.10) ;
- with hair which could reach a rotating parts when
the driver is seated in the go-kart;
- wearing loose clothes. (Cf. chap. 3.4),
(Cf. chap. 3.6), (Cf. chap. 4.10) ;
- wearing sandals, heeled shoes, or shoes with
long laces presenting a risk of entanglement in
rotating parts of the go-kart;
- having health problems especially with a history
of heart conditions, head neck or back ailment,
nervous disorder, seizure;
- having a strange behaviour;
- under drugs or alcohol.
• Access prohibited to restricted areas (example:
technical zone).
• Prohibited to:
- touch the engine and warm parts.
(Cf. chap. 3.4) ;
- step on the throttle cable;
- step on fuel and brake hoses connections;
- step on side pods when going in, or leaving the
go-kart.
• Make sure that, prior to being dressed for driving,
pilots have been informed about restrictions and
prohibited things.
Clothes-protections
• Make sure the drivers wear the following protections,
prior to reaching the go-karts:
- mean of securing long hair under the helmet
(mandatory for pilots with long hair);
- disposable mobcap (hygiene) (mandatory);
- had sock for pilots having hair likely to come out
of the helmet (highly recommended);
- helmet of correct size for the pilot’s head,
approved according to national regulation, with
strap to secure under the chin, and visor
(mandatory);
- long, non floating, clothes giving a good
protection of arms and legs (mandatory);
- closed shoes (mandatory) – short lace tied;
- suit with a ribbed border cuff and ankle
(recommended);
- driving gloves (dry) (recommended);
- neck brace for the drivers with neck and head
problems, or on driver’s request (highly
recommended);
- rib protection of correct size (recommended);
- suit for wet conditions with waterproof fastening
(recommended when necessary).
Briefing-communication
• Display all safety instructions clearly (Panels, boards ,
videos, etc.).
• Before starting the go-karts, have a briefing with the
pilots about:
- the way to use the throttle and brake pedals and
the position of the hands on the steering wheel
(10h10);
- the driving without simultaneous use of throttle
and brake;
- the way to lock the adjustable seat, the steering
column (if adjustable), and the pedals;
- the rules of overtaking;
- the meaning of the flags and the obligation to
follow track personnel instructions;
- the applicable sanctions if rules are not followed,
especially in case of dangerous driving.
• Prior to starting the session, make sure all pilots
comply with the safety rules and have understood the
safety instructions.
During a session
• Ensure safety rules are followed (importance of track
personnel, flags, etc.).
• Warn, penalize, or exclude immediately all drivers
having a dangerous, too aggressive or queer
behaviour.
The mobcap is design for the hygiene. It is not a
device to secure long hair.
Long hair sticking out of the helmet and (or) loose
clothes expose the driver to a risk of serious or even
fatal injuries, by winding around rotating parts of the
go-kart.
Make sure safety instructions are well understood by
the pilots.
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