Overwhelmingly, research indicates that there are thousands of injuries each year related to the use of lawn mowers. Riding mowers have specific injury scenarios such as when a child is run over by the riding lawn mower when it is in reverse with the cutting blades engaged. In conjunction with ANSI B71.1 implemented in 1986, various designs have been employed to attempt to reduce or eliminate this injury pattern. An alternative design has been built which incorporates both mechanical means and human factors methods to accomplish this goal. This paper will outline the existing commercially available designs A as well as the authors’ alternative design by comparing each design feature and its corresponding safety philosophy.
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