Regulation No. 138 (Quiet road transport vehicles)
Documentation
GRB-66-16
EU Regulation on AVAS requirements (EC)
EU Regulation on AVAS requirements
Presentation on the status of the transposition of UN R138 on Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) requirements for quiet (e.g., electric) vehicles into EU law. The European Commission expects publication of the new requirements in the October 2017 Official Journal. The Commission is working on the transposition of the 01 series of amendments (prohibiting driver-activated pause functions).