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Certain quadricycles can be driven on a "road safety certificate" category of drivers licence, which is available to people 14 years or older. [10] The quadricycle must be speed limited to 45 km/h (28 mph) and have a petrol motor up to 50 cc (3.1 cu in) or be electric or diesel powered up to 4 kW (5.4 hp).
A tourist rental quadricycle: Quadricycle International Q-Cycle-6 [1] A Rhoades Car 4W2P 4-Wheel Bike parked on a Canadian urban street. A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle.
Road Traffic Act 1988 s 30, creates an offence for being incapable of having proper control, not necessarily being a bit drunk. A person who, when riding a cycle on a road or other public place, is unfit to ride through drink or drugs (that is to say, is under the influence of drink or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having ...
Quadricycle, with an i, was a popular term for human or motorized four wheel bike-like vehicles around the turn of the 19th to 20th century The Quadricycle was an early form of automobile . Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine , then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available.
A "quad" is recognised by UK law as a vehicle with four wheels and a mass of less than 550 kg (1,210 lb). [ 32 ] [ 33 ] A quad cycle to be used on a public road in the UK must be taxed, insured and registered, and the driver must have a category B (car) or B1 (motor vehicles with 4 wheels up to 400 kg unladen or 550 kg if designed for carrying ...
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), [24] a quad bike or quad (if it has four wheels), as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, has a seat that is straddled by the operator, and has handlebars, similar to a motorcycle. As the name ...
In Canada, all ten provinces follow a consistent set of national criteria issued by Transport Canada for specific equipment required as part of a street-legal vehicle. In some provinces, the Highway Traffic Act is a matter of provincial jurisdiction; provinces with such an Act include Ontario, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Road speed limits in the United Kingdom are used to define the maximum legal speed (which may be variable) for vehicles using public roads in the UK. Speed limits are one of the measures available to attempt to control traffic speeds, reduce negative environmental effects of traffic, increase fuel use efficiency and satisfy local community wishes.