Working draft (from the 20 Dec 2011 meeting of the EC Working Group on Motorcycles (MCWG)) of the EU regulation on vehicle functional safety requirements (RVSFR) for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles under discussion between the European Commission and interested parties.

Link to regulations.gov page where you can download the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers’ supplementary comments on the FMVSS 305 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Docket NHTSA 2007 28517, referenced in document GRSP-51-05. This link is provided as a courtesy of GAR and is not a WP.29 submission.

Draft scope, objectives, and rules of procedure for the EVS working group as submitted for the May 2012 session of the Working Party on Passive Safety.

Draft minutes from the first Electric Vehicle Safety informal working group session as submitted to the 51st session of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP)

Report of the Working Party on Passive Safety on its fiftieth session held in Geneva during 6–9 December 2011.

Official minutes of the May 2012 session of the Working Party on Passive Safety.

GRSP/2012/11 proposes to correct text for electric vehicles in UN Regulation Nos. 12, 94, 95 and 100, replacing the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules. This document replaces ‘registration’ with ‘approval’ in transition provisions in accordance with WP.29 guidelines.

GRSP/2012/11 proposes to correct text for electric vehicles in UN Regulation Nos. 12, 94, 95 and 100, replacing the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules. This document replaces ‘registration’ with ‘approval’ in transition provisions in accordance with WP.29 guidelines.

GRSP/2012/10 is the proposal to incorporate such rechargeable energy storage systems (REESS) into the UN Regulation on battery electric vehicle safety. This document from the REESS informal group proposes further editorial clarifications and corrections.

During the 50th session of GRSP, the chairperson had requested participants to prepare a list with abbreviations used in the UN regulations under GRSP. EC had volunteered to carry out this task and it was agreed that the list would be
submitted to GRSP as an informal document.

GRSP/2012/12 is the proposed text of the new UN GTR on safety of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. This proposal from OICA would retain the “barriers alternative” for post-crash electrical safety (in effect removing brackets that signify tentative language from the relevant text).

PowerPoint table concerning door locking status under the test procedures of UN R94.

Document GRSP/2012/7 proposes adapt the test procedures of UN R94 to take into account vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems. This OICA proposal would allow for ‘mixed configuration’ of both locked and unlocked doors during testing.

Document GRSP/2012/7 proposes adapt the test procedures of UN R94 to take into account vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems. This OICA proposal, revised pursuant to GRSP-51 input, would allow for ‘mixed configuration’ of both locked and unlocked doors during testing.

Proposal to delete erroneous cross-references in text, making reference only the “adjusting system” which is defined in section 2 of the Regulation.

Proposal to increase the strap sensitivity to a range of up to 3.0g to allow the
installation of belt systems less likely to lock up when pulling out the strap while buckling up.

EC submission intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Revision, integrating Netherlands and OICA input, of the EC submission intended to raise awareness of concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Fully revised version of the proposal to introduce provisions for rechargeable energy storage systems (REESS) into UN R100 (e.g., document GRSP/2012/10), edited for better readability.

Document GRSP/2012/9 proposes to adapt the test procedure for UN Regulation No. 95 to include vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems. This proposal would allow for “mixed configurations” of locked and unlocked doors in the test procedures.

PowerPoint slide concerning door lock status under UN R95 testing procedures.

The requirements for the airbag warning label were recently amended by Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments and by Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation 94. It therefore appears necessary to align the corresponding prescriptions of Regulation 16.

Document GRSP/2012/5 proposes amendments to UN R44 to prevent the unintentional disengagement of ISOFIX child restraint systems. This submission from Japan proposes additional provisions for CRS configurations where the main seat body can be disengaged from the ISOFIX chassis.

Working draft of the proposed GTR on pole side-impact protection (PSI), presented to the Working Party on Passive Safety to solicit comments and input to the PSI informal group.

Presentation on NHTSA’s proposal to enhance the FMVSS 210 test procedure for seat-belt anchorages through the use of an improved pair of “force-application devices” (FAD).

Overview of the IWVTA program, particularly towards facilitating coordination between the IWVTA informal working group and the GRSP experts.

Corrected draft scope, objectives, and rules of procedure for the EVS working group as submitted for the May 2012 session of the Working Party on Passive Safety.

Corrected draft minutes from the first Electric Vehicle Safety informal working group session as submitted to the 51st session of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP).

Submission by the secretary of the informal group on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety to correct editorial errors in and improve the clarity of the draft GTR.

Updated submission by the secretary of the informal group on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety to correct editorial errors in and improve the clarity of the draft GTR

Report of the technical evaluation group working on harmonization of the BioRID rear impact dummy in relation to enhancements to GTR 7 on head restraints.

Presentation concerning work on vehicle headrest height provisions in the GTR 7 test procedures, especially considering taller occupants.

Presentation on Netherlands conclusions concering optimal head restraint height specifications.

Update on the development of a draft proposal to amend the UN GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 on pedestrian safety by introducing the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) as a single harmonized test tool in order to enhance the level of of protection for lower legs of pedestrians.

Progress report to the Working Party on Passive Safety on the development of amendments to enhance UN R94 on frontal impact protection.

Submission from France to introduce provisions that would prevent unintentional disengagement of ISOFIX child restraint systems from their anchor points.

Pursuant to the Forum project to clarify definitions and avoid conflicting use of acronyms, France has submitted this list of acronyms and abbreviations used in UN R44 on child restraint systems.

Proposal from Russia to delete the phrase “with separate driver’s cab” from the scope of UN R29 in order to affirm that the regulation applies to all N1 and N2 category vehicles.

Revised proposal from Russia to delete the phrase “with separate driver’s cab” from the scope of UN R29 in order to affirm that the regulation applies to all N1 and N2 category vehicles.

Report on the 8th meeting of the Side Impact Dummies informal working group, held in London, UK on March 21, 2012.

Updated proposal from the Netherlands to prevent different interpretations of the phrase “positively guide the lap strap” during the dynamic test.

Helmets equipped with unapproved integrated sunscreens that modify luminous transmittance and replacement helmet visors that do not meet the luminous transmittance criteria of UN R22 have appeared on the market. France intends to submit a proposal to define sunscreens and permit tinted visors.

Revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Updated revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Twice updated revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Downloadable Powerpoint presentation on the status of the new draft regulation.

Proposal from France to prevent users or other vehicle occupants from unintentionally disengaging ISOFIX child restraint systems from their anchor points.

Revised proposal from France to prevent users or other vehicle occupants from unintentionally disengaging ISOFIX child restraint systems from their anchor points.