The Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG) may wish to be informed by the experts of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) on the outcome of the recent meetings of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on “Securing of Children in Buses and Coaches” concerning the second phase of the UN Regulation.

GRSG agreed to continue consideration of specifications for autonomous shuttles with a view to reviewing the applicability of existing requirements or creating new categories of these vehicles.

GRSG also agreed to resume discussion on the issue of the lack of front protection for drivers and tour guides in the event of a frontal collision, based on the follow-up work of its experts and of GRSP, and on an assessment study conducted by the Norwegian expert on the extent of bus collisions in Europe.

GRSG agreed to resume discussion on the issue of passengers with reduced mobility using public buses based on feedback from the follow-up work of the “Task Force on Bus and Coach Accessibility” led by the expert from Germany.