Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C01153:front:0:p32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C01153
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Character Range: 96988–100050

the case of Fade Tests, the surface must be substantially level and any effective upward gradient between the start and end of the test must not exceed one percent; and

3.6.2                                in the case of all other deceleration tests, the upward gradient must not exceed one percent.

3.7                                      For all effectiveness and partial failure tests:

3.7.1                                no part of the vehicle must move outside a straight lane 2.5 metres in width in the case of 2-wheeled vehicles, and 'Overall Width' plus 1.55 metres in the case of 3-wheeled vehicles.  The vehicle must be positioned at the centre of the lane at the commencement of the deceleration; and

3.7.2                                lockup must not occur on any wheel unless such lockup results from the proper functioning of an 'Antilock System'.

3.8                                      Except when conducting Burnish Procedures decelerations must be conducted in a direction such that the component of wind velocity opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle does not exceed 15 km/h.

3.9                                      If the vehicle is not capable of attaining the initial vehicle speed requirements specified for a particular deceleration test, then, unless otherwise specified, the initial vehicle speed must be a speed within 15 km/h of the 'Maximum Motor Cycle Speed'.

3.10                                  Unless otherwise specified the 'Braking Effort' required for any deceleration mode must be within the limits of 20 N to 250 N in the case of hand-operated controls, and within the limits of 40 N to 405 N in the case of foot-operated controls.

3.10.1                            Application of 'Braking Effort' must be:

3.10.1.1                      in the case of hand-operated 'Controls' not less than 30 mm from the end of the brake lever.  The direction of the force must be perpendicular to the centreline of that portion of the handle grip on which the brake lever is mounted and must be parallel to the plane in which the brake lever rotates; and

3.10.1.2                      in the case of foot-operated 'Controls' in the centre of the foot contact pad of the brake pedal.  The direction of the force must be perpendicular to the surface of the foot contact pad and must be parallel to the plane in which the brake pedal rotates.

3.11                                  Except in the case of the Wet Brake Recovery Test each test procedure may be preceded by a series of not more than 10 decelerations from not more than 50 km/h during which the deceleration must not at any time exceed 3.1 m/s2.

4.                                          PARTICULAR TEST CONDITIONS

4.1                                      Instrumentation Check.  The number of decelerations for the purpose of instrumentation checks must not exceed 20.  Such decelerations must be made from a speed of not more than 50 km/h during which the deceleration must not exceed 3.1 m/s2.

4.2                                      First