On 14 November 2017, Korea introduced rear seat-belt reminder requirements into the KMVSS aligned with the 07 series of amendments to UN R16. The requirements become mandatory from 1 September 2019. At the same time, Korea also adopted the FlexPLI test tool for pedestrian protection testing aligned with the draft Amendment 2 to GTR No. 9. Compliance testing with the FlexPLI will start from 1 January 2018 (given that the FlexPLI has been in use under Korea NCAP since 2015).

Proposal prepared by the experts of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Global Technical Regulation No. 9 Phase 2 (GTR9-PH2) and proposes provisions on pedestrian safety and motor vehicles. It represents the final proposal of the Informal Group for Phase 2 of GTR No. 9, based on document GRSP/2014/15 proposing to introduce the Flex PLI lower legform impactor and related test procedures into the GTR on pedestrian safety protection, including the new bumper test area specifications.. As such, the document incorporates also the results of the Task Force Bumper Test Area as well as the comments provided in the informal document of the US from last December’s GRSP (GRSP/2017/3).

Issues and errors identified by TRL in the draft amendment to introduce the Flex-PLI and revised bumper test area into GTR 9.

TRL proposal TRL to require that all corridors within the test procedure be provided in a digital format in order to improve reproducibility and to save the effort of reverse engineering. TRL also requests that more detail be provided regarding the rubber and neoprene compression tests because the details provided in the test procedure (Para 6.3.1.1.4 & Fig. 15) are not sufficient to carry out the tests with good reproducibility.

(Corrected version) Review of the revised amendment to introduce the Flex PLI lower legform impactor and related test procedures into the GTR on pedestrian safety protection, including the new bumper test area specifications.

Presentation of open issues concerning the testing and approval of deployable pedestrian protection systems.

Updated draft for consideration by the GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group of the proposed amendment to introduce the Flex PLI lower legform impactor and related test procedures into the GTR on pedestrian safety protection, including the new bumper test area specifications.

Presentation on the Pedestrian Detection Impactor 2 performance. The PDI-2 was developed jointly by the Altran Concept Tech GmbH and ACEA to test sensor systems for active pedestrian protection systems (e.g. active engine bonnets).

JASIC comments on the draft text as presented in document DPPS-01-05/Rev.1.

Validity of Applying the Current Headform to the Pedestrian Head Protection Performance Evaluation Test of a Car at Low Impact Speed

Proposal as revised during the first DPPS task force session.

Comments on the working draft developed during the first DPPS task force session (DPPS-01-05/Rev.1).

EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLES COMMITTEE: WORKING GROUP 10 ON PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION (1991). Development of a Head Impact Test Procedure for Pedestrian Protection. Proceedings of the Thirteenth ESV Conference, Paris, November 1991. (K. P. Glaeser)

Proposal of provisions that can be applied within GTR No. 9 based upon the text developed for Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement (Schedule 8) on the validation of a simulation method.

Revised document based on the Korea proposal (DPPS-02-03) pursuant to discussions during the 2nd DPPS task force session.

Proposal to modify document GRSP/2014/15 presenting Amendment 2 to GTR No. 9. Amendment 2 would introduce the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) as a single harmonized test tool. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expressed concern whether the injury assessment reference values (IARV) proposed in Amendment 2 will be able to meet the needs for injury mitigation in the United States of America. In order to allow the amendment to move forward, the United States proposes to accept the IARV while noting in the statement of technical rationale and justification its continuing research into the IARVs and the possibility of a future proposal to amend the values should this prove warranted.