12V Kids Ride On Bumper Car, Remote Takes Priority Over the Joysticks, 360 Spin, Soft Bumper, 66 lb, Purple

Plenty of ride-ons ship a handset and never say what happens when both sets of controls are used at once. If the child's joystick wins, the remote is decoration.

The wording on their own control panel is plain: the parental remote control is prior to the joystick control. Press it and the car answers you, whatever the child is doing with the levers.

Two modes, one priority

Manual joystick control for the child, parental remote control for the adult, and a slow start curve between them. The caption states the remote takes priority, which is the reason to read this panel rather than skim it.

Where it runs

Wood floors, ceramic floors and cement roads. All three are flat and hard. Two rotatable wheels and two driving wheels underneath are what let it pivot on those surfaces rather than scrub across them.

The three safety details

An ergonomic back, a safety harness and a soft bumper ring. The maker groups them together, and indoors the bumper is the one that protects the furniture as much as the car.

Lights and sound

A horn, lights, stories, music and a USB port, with the base strip lit while it plays. On a car with no steering wheel, the panel is most of what a child interacts with beyond the joysticks.

The manufacturer states the parental remote is prior to the joystick control.

A full 360 degree turn within the car's own 26 in footprint.

A shoulder harness behind a moulded backrest, with an anti-slip footrest.

Padding right around the base, which is what takes the knock indoors.

Speed builds instead of arriving at once, charted on the maker's own panel.

Horn, light, story and music functions with a USB port and lit LED edging.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

A stated control priority is the difference between a remote that works and one that argues with the joysticks.

Wood, ceramic and cement are the three the maker names. A soft bumper and a small footprint make indoors realistic.

37 to 95 months with a 66 lb capacity, which covers a wide span of sizes.

What we stand behind

• The control priority, the motors, the battery, the 66 lb capacity, the age range and the dimensions are all the manufacturer's published statements.
• 3.7 mph at the top of the published range is faster than an adult walks, which is quick for an indoor toy.
• No run time or charge time is published for this model.
• No remote control range is published either.
• A toy for supervised play. Never on a road, a sidewalk or a bike path.

What does priority mean in practice?

If the child pushes a joystick and an adult presses the remote at the same time, the remote wins. The manufacturer states it in those words on its own control panel graphic.

Can it be used indoors?

The maker names wood floors, ceramic floors and cement roads. The soft bumper and the 26 in footprint make that realistic, though at up to 3.7 mph you will want the room clear.

What is the weight limit?

66 lb, published with an age range of 37 to 95 months on the manufacturer's dimension panel.

How does a child steer it?

With two joysticks, one either side of the seat. Both forward to go, one to turn, opposite ways to spin on the spot.

Is there a seat belt?

There is a safety harness rather than a lap belt, behind an ergonomic backrest, with an anti-slip footrest in front.