| Kids started building and driving go-karts long before | | | | these Chinese-made vehicles meet all of the stringent |
| there were engines to put in them. Built of scrap | | | | safety standards required by the United States |
| lumber and discarded wheels, these simple karts were | | | | government. |
| used to spend endless pleasurable hours zooming | | | | There's no doubting that kids love go-karts. It can be |
| down the biggest hills the owners could find. Of course, | | | | their first peek into the adult world of driving, and even |
| safety wasn't as big of an issue then. If the kid fell off, | | | | though the small engines in most kid go-karts aren't |
| he knew better than to go crying to his mama. | | | | capable of reaching high speeds, to a child it still feels |
| Fortunately, kid go-karts have come a long way since | | | | like flying. If you're a parent who's looking for a way to |
| that time. They now run on either gasoline engines or | | | | get your couch potato up and moving, a kid go-kart is |
| batteries, and everything has been done to make them | | | | a sure fire way. What kid could resist zooming around |
| safe for kids to ride in. Since they are so low-slung, the | | | | in his very own vehicle? Go-kart tracks have been built |
| chance of one tipping over is relatively small, especially | | | | all over the country where kids can practice driving |
| if the drivers stick to smooth terrain. | | | | and then participate in actual races. Of course, when |
| Modern mothers don't have to worry nearly as much | | | | the adults started seeing how much fun the kids were |
| about their child getting hurt, because a number of | | | | having racing go-karts, it rapidly became an adult |
| safety measures have been added to the modern kid | | | | pastime, too. |
| go-karts. Two of the main safety measures that have | | | | Although go-karting can quickly become a very |
| been added are seat belts and roll cages. These | | | | expensive hobby, it's still a hobby that you can start |
| safeguards protect the child in the case of an accident. | | | | your child doing when he's quite young which will carry |
| You will find that most of the go karts sold in the U.S. | | | | on with him or her as they grow up and which they'll |
| were manufactured in China in order to keep | | | | still be able to enjoy as adults. |
| production costs lower. You can be assured that | | | | |