Mr Belcher presented a draft pole side impact GTR scope (based on the current scope of the FMVSS 214 pole test and the scopes of GTRs 7, 8 and 9) for discussion (PSI-02-08). Mr Pott suggested that we should continue analysis of safety need before moving to agree a scope. Mrs Meyerson stated that the US is ready to go forward and ready to start working on the text of the GTR. Mr Abraham suggested that the scope could simply be the same as GTR 7, which would remove the need for the last sentence of the proposed scope.

Mr Hynd asked how well the WorldSID seating procedure will work for some of the more upright seats in Category 2 vehicles. Ms Tylko advised that the WorldSID can be physically positioned / installed in upright Category 2 vehicle seats, but that the validity of the dummy responses obtained from testing in such a position is not clear.

Mr Broertjes expressed some support for the wording of the proposed scope, noting it currently had everything in it, but that there was a need to be able to account for the different ways vehicles of each category are used in different countries.