Proposal for Class VIII field of vision and provisions for sonar systems, including provisions for headrest position and draft text for transitional provisions under discussion as submitted to the April 2019 session of GRSG.

This is a report of Phase 2 of the research project prepared by Loughborough Design School and MIRA Limited for the Department for Transport [DfT TTS Project Ref: S0906 / V8]. The Phase 1 report and the Impact Assessment are also available for download.

Text prepared by Japan to add field-of-vision provisions to enhance the safety of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in narrow alleys and by-streets and other improvements to Regulation No. 46 for the April 2013 GRSG session.

OICA comments and questions regarding the proposal for Class VIII field of vision and provisions for sonar systems.

Vulnerable road user casualties (pedestrians, pedal cyclists and motorcyclists), by severity, in accidents involving HGVs, LGVs, buses or coaches, cars which were reversing, in Great Britain, 2007-2017.

Summary presentation on performance requirements and main questions regarding the prevention of VRU collisions while moving in reverse.

Proposal for Class IX devices to enable approval of front and lateral close-proximity passenger-side vision devices based upon current standards in Japan. The purpose is to address VRU safety risks on narrow roads and other conditions where cyclists and pedestrians must share the lane with vehicles. Please note that discussion of this proposal was deferred to a future meeting.

Presentation in support to Japan’s proposal to introduce approval option for close-poiximity VRU vision devices (document VRU-Proxi-08-12).Please note that discussion of this proposal was deferred to a future meeting.

Proposal to measure rear vision visibility based upon 150 mm section on target poles (as opposed to measuring against entire 350 mm diameter of poles).