PREN 15918 : DRAFT 2009

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General test requirements
  4.1 Classification of cycle trailers
  4.2 Sampling
  4.3 Order of tests
  4.4 Tolerances
  4.5 Test equipment and test bodies
5 Materials
  5.1 Chemical properties for type C cycle trailers
       (Migration of certain elements)
  5.2 Flammability for type C cycle trailers
6 Construction
  6.1 General
  6.2 Drawbar load and height
  6.3 Protection of the passenger cabin
  6.4 Hazardous edges and protrusions
  6.5 Shear and compression points for type C
       cycle trailers
       6.5.1 Requirements
       6.5.2 Test methods
  6.6 Indirect contact with the wheels
       6.6.1 Requirements
       6.6.2 Test methods
  6.7 Mesh
       6.7.1 Requirements
       6.7.2 Test methods
  6.8 Entrapment for type C cycle trailers
       6.8.1 Requirements
       6.8.2 Test methods
  6.9 Small parts for type C cycle trailers
  6.10 Folding mechanism
       6.10.1 Requirements
       6.10.2 Test method
  6.11 Dimensions of the headroom for type C
       cycle trailers only
       6.11.1 Requirements
       6.11.2 Test method
  6.12 Parking brake
       6.12.1 Requirements
       6.12.2 Testing of the parking brake
  6.13 Stability
       6.13.1 Requirements
       6.13.2 Stability test for type C2 cycle trailers
  6.14 Lighting systems, reflectors and other
       conspicuity aids
  6.15 Frame and chassis
       6.15.1 Requirements
       6.15.2 Test method
  6.16 Torsional test of coupling system on C1
       and L1 cycle trailers
       6.16.1 Requirements
       6.16.2 Test method
  6.17 Torsional rigidity test for type L1 and C1
       cycle trailers
       6.17.1 Transverse stability requirement
       6.17.2 Test method
  6.18 Drawbar and connecting device
       6.18.1 Requirements
       6.18.2 Test method
  6.19 Safety tether
       6.19.1 Requirements
       6.19.2 Test method
  6.20 Strength of the restraint system
       6.20.1 Requirements
       6.20.2 Test method
  6.21 Structural integrity of the passenger cab for
       type C cycle trailers only
       6.21.1 Requirements
       6.21.2 Test method
7 Test report
8 Manufacturer's instructions
9 Marking
  9.1 Requirement
  9.2 Test method
Annex A (normative) - Test bodies
Annex B (informative) - Test order
  B.1 General
  B.2 Inspection tests
  B.3 Dynamic tests
  B.4 Static tests
Bibliography

Describes safety requirements and test methods for one or two track cycle trailers and their connecting devices for the conveyance of loads and/or up to two passive child passengers neither of which weighs more than 22 kg, up to a total weight of 60 kg and who are capable of sitting unaided.