Working Party on Passive Safety | Session 73 | 15-19 May 2023
Geneva
Agenda Item 24. (g)
Frontal protection in buses

60. The expert from Norway introduced GRSP-73-22, showing statistical evidence that a considerable number of accidents involved buses wherein the drivers had been seriously injured or killed in head-on collisions in Norway. The expert from the United Kingdom stated a lack of statistics from his country for this activity. The expert from the Netherlands suggested that GRSP was the correct body to address this issue although merit needed to be verified. He also suggested considering UN Regulation No. 66 (Strength of superstructure (buses)) under the responsibility of GRSP to have a thorough approach to passive safety. The expert from Finland agreed with the concerns in GRSP-73-22 and added that the steering wheel function should be also investigated. GRSP agreed to resume discussion at its December 2023 session and requested experts to provide statistical data at that session.

Documentation
GRSP-73-22 UN R29: Discussion on Frontal protection in buses (Norway)