Council Directive 93/32/EEC (repealed)Show full title

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS U.K.

Where provision is made for carriage of a passenger, the vehicle must be fitted with a passenger hand-hold system. That must take the form of a strap or a hand-grip or hand-grips.

[F1 1.1. Strap U.K.

The strap must be fitted to the seat or to other parts connected to the frame in such a way that it may easily be used by the passenger. The strap and its attachment must be designed in such a way that they withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 2 000  N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the strap at a maximum pressure of 2 Mpa.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 1999/24/EC of 9 April 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 93/32/EEC on passenger hand-holds on two-wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).

1.2. Hand-grip U.K.

If a hand-grip is used it must be close to the saddle and symmetrical to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle.

This hand-grip must be designed in such a way that it is able to withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 2 000 N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the hand-grip at a maximum presssure of 2 MPa.

If two hand-grips are used they must be fitted one on each side in a symmetrical manner.

These hand-grips must be designed in such a way that each is able to withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 1 000 N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the hand grip at a maximum pressure of 1 MPa.