Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 25, December 15, 2023
A. A
kart shall be operated in accordance with the manual as required in Regulation
.04 of this chapter.
B. The owner
shall authorize each operator to prevent unsafe conditions.
C. The owner shall provide a sufficient
number of operators to ensure that:
(1) Karts
are operated in a safe manner; and
(2) Riders comply with the posted
signs.
D. When
determining the number of operators to provide, the owner shall take into
account the:
(1) Design and size of the
track;
(2) Number of karts on the
track; and
(3) Capacity of the
track.
E. At least one
operator shall be at each track during operation.
F. Before assignment to a track, each
operator shall be trained in:
(1) The use and
function of the kart;
(2)
Procedures for refueling;
(3)
Posted instructions for riders;
(4)
The go-kart operation's general emergency plan; and
(5) Methods of controlling horseplay or
unsafe behavior.
G.
Karts operating simultaneously on a track shall:
(1) Operate at a rate of speed sufficiently
similar to ensure that speed differentials pose no hazard; and
(2) Be sufficiently similar in design to
ensure that contact between karts does not result in:
(a) The interlock of karts or kart
parts;
(b) A roll-over;
or
(c) Other similar
hazards.
H.
Maximum Speed.
(1) Each track shall have a
maximum speed which ensures safe operation.
(2) The maximum speed shall be one of the
following:
(a) The speed established by the
Commissioner, after such investigation as the Commissioner deems appropriate;
or
(b) If the Commissioner does not
establish a maximum speed, the speed established by the owner based on the
following considerations:
(i) Track design,
including the grade;
(ii) Track
surface;
(iii) Radius of the
curves; and
(iv) Age of the
riders.
(3)
The owner shall ensure that a kart cannot be operated in excess of the maximum
speed.
I. Operating
Speed.
(1) Throughout each day's operation,
the owner shall adjust the kart speed as necessary to ensure safe
operation.
(2) The operating speed
may not exceed the maximum speed.
(3) In determining the operating speed, the
owner shall consider such factors as:
(a) Age
of riders;
(b) Number of karts on
the track;
(c) Track conditions;
and
(d) Weather
conditions.
(4) An owner
shall ensure that a kart cannot be operated in excess of the operating
speed.
Regulation .07 amended
effective April 13, 1992 (19:7 Md. R. 745)
