Designation:F833−15StandardConsumerSafetyPerformanceSpecificationforCarriagesandStrollers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF833;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationaddressescarriageandstrollerincidentsthatwereidentifiedbytheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC).TheCPSCidentifiedinjuriestochildrenassociatedwiththefollowing:stability,brakes,restraintsystems,latchesandfoldingmechanisms,structuralintegrity,cords,wheeldetachment,anddeathsduetoentrapmentinopeningsofconvertiblecarriage/strollers.Inresponsetotheincident-datacompiledbytheCPSC,thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationattemptstominimizethepreviouslylistedproblems.Thisspecificationdoesnotcovercarriagesandstrollersthatareblatantlymisused,althoughwarningsandsafetyinstructionsarerequiredtobeprominentlydisplayedonorwitheachcarriageorstroller.NOTE1—Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisnotintendedtoaddressincidentsandinjuriesresultingfromtheinteractionofotherpersonswithchildrenincarriagesorstrollersorincidentsresultingfromunforeseeableabuseormisuse.Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationiswrittenwithinthecurrentstateoftheartofcarriageandstrollertechnology.Itisintendedthatthisspecificationwillbeupdatedwheneversubstantiveinformationbecomesavailablewhichnecessitatesadditionalrequirementsorjustifiestherevisionofexistingrequirements.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationestablishessafetyperformancerequirements,testmethods,andlabelingrequire-mentstominimizethehazardstochildrenpresentedbycarriagesandstrollersasidentifiedintheintroduction.Chil-dren’sproductssuchastricycles,bicyclesorothersimilarwheeledproductsthatcanbeself-propelledbyachildarenotconsideredcarriagesorstrollerssubjecttotherequirementsofthisstandard,evenift...
