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Rules for Safe Driving
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Règles pour une conduite sécuritaire
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RIDING HAZARD
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DANGERS LIÉS À LA CONDUITE
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Teach Safety Rules
to Children
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Apprendre les règles de
sécurité aux enfants
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Use vehicle on generally level
ground
ONLY!
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Utiliser ce véhicule sur des surfaces
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SEULEMENT !
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While children can quickly develop the skill
necessary to drive this vehicle, it is important
to remember that their judgment skills are still
very immature. Unsupervised driving by
children can lead to serious injury. Before
children use this vehicle, an adult should
carefully evaluate the driving area as well as
the children’s skill level and ability to drive
this vehicle safely. Children are not always
able to recognize or anticipate hazards, even
when they have been taught about them.
THERE IS NO ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE
FOR DIRECT ADULT SUPERVISION.
Teach appropriate safety rules to your child
before allowing operation of this vehicle.
These rules should also be reviewed with
neighborhood children or other playmates
who want to drive this vehicle.
Riding Rules
Make sure children know and follow
these rules for safe driving:
1.
Always sit on the seat.
2.
Always wear shoes.
3.
Only 2 (two) riders at a time. Children
who are not sitting on the seat or are
standing on the vehicle could fall off,
cause a tip-over or block the driver’s
view. Children could be seriously injured.
4.
Do not allow any child to drive the
vehicle in the street or near moving
(motorized) vehicles.
5.
Do not allow any child to drive near
bodies of water (such as pools or creeks),
obstructions (such as furniture, low tree
limbs or play equipment), or drop-offs
(such as stairs or decks).
6.
Do not allow any child to drive the vehicle
in the dark. A child could encounter
unexpected obstacles and have an
accident. Operate the vehicle only in
the daytime or a well-lit area.
7.
Do not allow your child to drive on sloped
or inclined surfaces. Restrict your child’s
driving to generally level ground ONLY!
8.
Do not allow your child to drive down or
across a steep slope.
• The vehicle may gain unsafe speed,
even if the pedal is released to stop.
• The vehicle may tilt and tip over.
• The wheels could lose traction, causing
the vehicle to slip.
9.
Do not allow your child to drive up steep
inclines. The motor may stop and the
vehicle could roll backwards at an
unsafe speed.
10.
Never put anything near any moving parts.
Rotating parts such as motors, gear boxes
and wheels can snag fingers, hair, etc.,
causing serious injury. Do not allow
operation of the vehicle when it is on its
side or in an upside-down position.
11.
Do not operate the vehicle near flammable
vapors (gasoline, paint thinner, acetone,
liquid wax, etc.). The vehicle’s electrical
switches, like most electrical switches,
emit an internal spark when first turned on
or turned off. The presence of flammable
liquids or vapors could cause an explosion
or a fire. Keep all flammable products in
tightly sealed containers and away from
the vehicle.
12.
Do not allow a child to operate the
vehicle without direct adult supervision.
To prevent unsupervised use of the
vehicle, disconnect the motor harness
from the battery when the vehicle is not
in use.
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WARNING
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AVERTISSEMENT
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Prevent Injuries and Deaths
• Direct Adult Supervision Required
• Keep Children Within Safe Riding Areas.
These areas must be:
– away from swimming pools and other bodies of water to prevent drownings
– generally level to prevent tipovers
– away from steps, driveways, roads and alleys.
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Pour prévenir les blessures et la mort
• N’utiliser que sous la surveillance d’un adulte.
• Toujours limiter les enfants à des endroits où ils peuvent utiliser le véhicule en toute sécurité.
Ces endroits doivent être :
– éloignés de piscines et d’autres étendues d’eau pour éviter tout risque de noyade;
– assez plats pour éviter que le véhicule bascule;
– éloignés d’escaliers, d’entrées de garage, de routes et d’allées.
