Working Party on Passive Safety | Session 70 | 6-10 Dec 2021
Geneva
Agenda Item 6.
UN Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)

GRSP agreed to resume consideration on a proposal of a supplement tabled by the expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/15 and GRSP-66-14), aimed at introducing an alternative (at the choice of the manufacturer) to the switch-off for frontal airbags in combination with rearward-facing child restraint systems in the rear seat.

GRSP would resume consideration of a proposal tabled by the expert from Japan aimed at solving the issue of the safety-belt slipping up to the neck and submarining that may occur when the booster seat is fixed to the vehicle by an ISOFIX attachment (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2021/19).

GRSP also agreed to resume consideration (on the basis of accident data) of a proposal from the expert of Finland on the possibility of three-point safety-belts in M2 and M3 categories of vehicles (GRSP-66-08).

Moreover, GRSP would consider a proposal tabled by the expert from Spain to update the drawings of the volume of child restraint booster seats to possibility allow a support leg (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2021/20).

GRSP will also consider a proposal of amendments tabled by the expert from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) amending the existing support leg volume to improve the compatibility between the support leg volume and the Child Restraint Fixtures used for assessing the external dimensions of an Enhanced Child Restraint System (ECRS) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2021/25).
Documentation
GRSP-66-14 UN R16: Proposal to amend document GRSP/2019/15 (Supplement 6 to the 07 series and Supplement 1 to 08 series of amendments) (OICA)
GRSP-70-03 UN R16: Supporting explanation for document GRSP/2021/20 (Spain)
GRSP-70-06 Three-point safety belts in buses and coaches (Finland)
GRSP-70-07 Estimate of the cost and impact of three-point seat belts in buses in Finland (Finland)
GRSP-70-18 UN R16: Presentation on the proposal to improve compatibility between support leg volume and ISO/R2 & ISO/F2X volumes (CLEPA)
GRSP-70-25 UN R16: Discussion on proposal for amendments (OICA)
GRSP-70-32 Sled Test Results of Small Female Dummy (NTSEL)
GRSP/2019/15 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 07 series of amendments and for Supplement 1 to 08 series of amendments (OICA)
GRSP/2021/19 UN R16: Proposal for the 09 series of amendments (Japan)
GRSP/2021/20 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (Spain)
GRSP/2021/25 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (CLEPA)