Guidance on elements of draft GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 that have not been resolved by the Working Party on Passive Safety
86. Upon the request of the representative of the United States of America, AC.3 agreed to discuss WP.29-162-03 under agenda item 17.5 (see paras. 91 and 92 below).
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WP.29-162-03
Guidance, by consensus decision on elements of draft GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 that have not been resolved by the Working Party on Passive Safety
Guidance, by consensus decision on elements of draft GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 that have not been resolved by the Working Party on Passive Safety
Phase 2 of GTR No. includes proposals for injury assessment reference values (IARV). The United States has asserted that the IARV have not been sufficiently validated through cost-benefit analysis, which is a requirement in US rulemaking. Therefore, the US has proposed to permit regulators to select IARV that correspond to their local vehicle populations. However, adding this qualification (through a footnote) would create a precedent for future GTR and OICA has lamented that such diversity in application hampers the goal of harmonization. Therefore, the GTR 9 informal group and GRSP are putting this issue before the World Forum for guidance.