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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 09.12.64.07" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="64" heading="Control of Operation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A kart shall be operated in accordance with the manual as required in Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The owner shall authorize each operator to prevent unsafe conditions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The owner shall provide a sufficient number of operators to ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Karts are operated in a safe manner; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Riders comply with the posted signs.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>When determining the number of operators to provide, the owner shall take into account the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Design and size of the track;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Number of karts on the track; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Capacity of the track.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>At least one operator shall be at each track during operation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Before assignment to a track, each operator shall be trained in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The use and function of the kart;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Procedures for refueling;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Posted instructions for riders;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The go-kart operation's general emergency plan; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Methods of controlling horseplay or unsafe behavior.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Karts operating simultaneously on a track shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Operate at a rate of speed sufficiently similar to ensure that speed differentials pose no hazard; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be sufficiently similar in design to ensure that contact between karts does not result in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The interlock of karts or kart parts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A roll-over; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Other similar hazards.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Maximum Speed.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each track shall have a maximum speed which ensures safe operation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The maximum speed shall be one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The speed established by the Commissioner, after such investigation as the Commissioner deems appropriate; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the Commissioner does not establish a maximum speed, the speed established by the owner based on the following considerations:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Track design, including the grade;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Track surface;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Radius of the curves; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Age of the riders.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The owner shall ensure that a kart cannot be operated in excess of the maximum speed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Operating Speed.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Throughout each day's operation, the owner shall adjust the kart speed as necessary to ensure safe operation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The operating speed may not exceed the maximum speed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In determining the operating speed, the owner shall consider such factors as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Age of riders;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Number of karts on the track;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Track conditions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Weather conditions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An owner shall ensure that a kart cannot be operated in excess of the operating speed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>