Motorrad online article concerning Austrian measures to ban loud motorcycles from certain roads.

Document updated following the 8th AVC task force session.

Text as revised during the 10th BMFE informal group session.

Initial draft of the amendments that would enable type approval of camera-monitoring systems in the place of convention rear-view mirrors presented as a consolidated version of UN R46. This draft is based upon the earlier proposal that was set aside pending work on related ISO standards (i.e. document GRSG/2011/23/Rev.1.).

Text drafted by Germany to introduce camera-monitor systems into the regulation on indirect vision devices, including for use in place of conventional mirrors, pursuant to discussions during the first session of the informal working group.

Proposed amendments to introduce provisions for camera-monitor systems (CMS) as indirect vision devices in place of conventional mirrors. This document provides a table of changes to Annex 12 of the working draft proposal to amend UN R46 (document CMS II-01-02/Rev.1) and their justifications

Draft Proposal for Regulation No. 46 Annex 12, Appendix 3 on special requirements to be applied to the safety aspects of camera-monitor systems for indirect vision.

Text prepared by Germany to introduce amendments in the working document CMS II-05-02. The amendments are related to the requirements for a point light source test, a test of grey scale rendering, requirements for a colour noise test and the image quality test parameters.

Proposal to extend the provisions for rear-view mirrors under UN R125 to camera-monitor devices, including the cameras, holders, and housings.

Proposal to amend the draft camera-monitor systems provisions for UN R46 to establish requirements for the image quality of the monitor under diffuse sky-light exposure.

Proposal to use the values for the magnification factors as recommended in the final draft ISO standard 16505.

For the point light source test a detection distance of 250 m is proposed for speeds of 40 km/h or more.

Proposal as amended during the 4th EDO SIG session.

The Informal Working Group on Emergency Door Opening (IWG-EDO) will develop amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 11 and 21 and request authorization to amend UN GTR No. 1 and UN GTR No. 14, with a draft for submission to GRSP’s 80th session. In a second step, it will develop amendments for further post-crash extrication requirements for UN Regulations Nos. 94, 95, 135 and 137 and UN GTR No. 1 and 14, with a draft for submission to GRSP’s 82nd session. The group will be chaired by Germany with the Republic of Korea as Vice-Chair and OICA providing the Secretariat.

The purpose of this test is to verify that door-opening systems remain fully functional following an emergency event leading to a loss of the vehicle’s power supply. After power loss, all doors providing direct occupant entry or exit must demonstrate they can be unlocked, unlatched, and opened from the interior by an occupant seated next to the door regardless of ignition status or initial latch position, and when unlocked, can be unlatched and opened from the exterior by a person standing next to the vehicle. The interior test requires disconnecting the main power supply, waiting 60 minutes, then operating interior means to unlock and unlatch the door and open it using the interior door handle within 10 minutes, repeated up to five cycles. The exterior test requires disconnecting the main power supply, waiting 60 minutes, then operating the exterior latch release control and exterior door handle within 10 minutes, repeated up to five cycles.

The operation of latch-release controls and door handles shall be considered intuitive where vehicle occupants are able to identify and operate the means of door opening or latch release immediately and without the need for prior instruction or prior experience with the specific system, by having a distinctive shape, colour or marking, not covered or hidden. This requirement is intended to ensure that occupants are able to open a door or release a latch quickly and reliably, regardless of their familiarity with the vehicle.