ICS 43.040.40, 43.140                          TED 4

Reaffirmed 2021

1. Scope

1.1 This standard specifies requirements for service brake systems and where applicable, associated parking brake systems of power driven vehicles with two or three wheels of category 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4 and 3-5, as defined in 3.28 to ensure safe braking performance under normal and emergency riding conditions. These categories do not include,

a) vehicles with a V_Max of < 25 km/h; and

b) vehicles equipped for disabled riders.

1.2 This standard is also applicable to three wheeled vehicle designed to draw a semi-trailer. In case of three wheeled vehicles designed to draw a semitrailer, the maximum weight to be considered shall be the maximum weight of the drawing vehicle (prime mover) in running order plus the maximum weight transferred to the drawing vehicle (prime mover) by the laden semi-trailer (in static condition).

2 REFERENCES

The following standards contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

9226 : 1979 Recommendations for load distribution for passenger cars

9237 : 1979 Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales for road vehicles

10278 : 2009/ISO 7117 : 1995 Automotive vehicles - Maximum speed of two wheeler - Method of measurement (third revision)

11827 : 2008 Automotive vehicles - Calibration of speedometers - Method of evaluation (second revision)

13453 : 1994 Automotive vehicles - Braking systems - Method of test on brake dynamometer for two and three wheelers

IS/ISO/PAS 12158 : 2002 Road vehicles - Braking systems - Temperature measuring methods