Document revised to reflect CLEPA review.

Proposal to establish requirements for automatic activation of the parking brake to address safety of drivers leaving the occupant cabin.

The text in paragraphs 2.1.1. to 2.1.9. defines criteria that are relevant to determine which variations of a vehicle can be covered under a single vehicle type without having to apply for a separate approval for another type. The current text contains several sub-paragraphs, which explicitly mention that the differences will only cause a new type of vehicle if the differences effect or negatively affect the results of the impact test described in this regulation, while other sub-paragraphs do not. This proposal extends the condition of the necessity of an influence on the results of the impact test to all criteria described under paragraph 2.1. and at the same time makes the text more clear by deleting the word “negative” in front of “affect” which is mentioned in several paragraphs.

Revision 6 of the UN Regulation No. 46 modified the structure of the regulation and formulated separately the requirements for mirrors and Camera Monitor Systems (CMS). The proposal takes these changes into consideration.

Report to WP.1 (UN Global Forum for Traffic Safety).

Introduces wording to clarify that the performance of protective helmets may be affected by using accessories not tested during the type approval procedure. Changes introduced by customers on helmets are not covered once the helmet has been type-approved.

Defines parameters to enable a reproducible measurement of the acute angle alpha (α) to decide if the vehicle is or is not in the scope of the regulation.