Honda says it is disappointed with the government s plan to make roll bar protection on quad bikes mandatory the company has doubled down its threat to leave the australian market which if had.
Atv roll bar australia.
The australian competition and consumer commission consulted widely on the safety of quad bikes before presenting the government with its recommendations including mandatory roll bars.
Operator or crush protection bars sit upright on the back of a quad bike and are designed to reduce the risk of the driver being caught between the ground and the vehicle.
Get more traction more distance and more performance out of our range of atv tyres.
Designed to mould around you in the event of a rollover.
The new south wales victorian and tasmanian governments already offer rebates to have the devices retro fitted.
Of the nine rollovers significant atv interaction with the test dummy s pelvis abdomen thorax or head was only recorded once.
A typical rops would require a full cage and driver restraint.
David s familiarity with his training property enabled him to locate a spot where we believed a slow roll could be safely executed and where i could capture the event on video.
Quadbikes fitted with the new zealand lifeguard and australian quadbar were each put through nine lower energy lateral rolls from 90 degrees and 180 degrees on to their backs.
Quad bike roll bar now mandatory new atvs will need to have rollover protection devices fitted within 24 months under new laws the australian government has today announced a binding new safety standard for quad bikes in a bid to prevent further atv related casualties.
Segmented roll bar that helps give crush protection on an upturned quad and is less likely to cause injury to the rider.
It found that 60 per cent of quad bike fatalities were caused by rollovers.
The quadbar is a small unobtrusive hairpin shaped hoop mounted on the quad bike behind the rider designed to counter some of the risks associated with rollovers.
I know it sounds odd and even slightly mad to say we spent time trying to roll the yamaha and yamaha australia won t like it but that s what we did.
Designed and tested in australasia.
The crush protection device cpd concept the quadbar acts as a crush protection device cpd as opposed to the more commonly known roll over protective structures rops.
They retail for about 600 to 700.
The quadbar flexi tm has a flexible joint that allows the bar to flex rearwards in the inadvertent event of contact with an overhead obstacle.
