Proposal aims to make extendible trailers conform to all lateral protection requirements for trailers regardless of length, in order to remove the safety risk to vulnerable road users when the trailer is in the fully extended position. This is achieved by the removal of section 13.1.1. and 16.1.1 that specify some exemptions to requirements when the trailer is extended.
Proposal to add the definitions “escape hatch” and “emergency exit”, as well as additional requirements for the safety of living space in the bus cabin. T
GRE will be informed about considerations of the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) at its recent session and about liaison between GRE and WP.1 on common issues.