Draft text explaining the rationale for amendments dealing with answer-back signals of vehicles in parked condition.

Clean version of the working draft proposal to add the park condition of a vehicle in the scope of UN Regulation No. 48 and to minimise hazards, such as glare and distraction, to other road users.

Marked up version of the working draft proposal to add the park condition of a vehicle in the scope of UN Regulation No. 48 and to minimise hazards, such as glare and distraction, to other road users.

Proposed text to facilitate the administrative control of two-stage requirements introduced in the 03 series of amendment. The two levels of stringency in terms of the wrap around distance (WAD) boundary of the bonnet top test area will be approved and that may be identified only by the notice of approval in accordance with Annex 1, part 2.

20. GRE noted the progress of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on park conditions and an answer-back signal (GRE-86-10) as well as an approach proposed by the expert from Japan (GRE-86-11). GRE agreed that the requirements for lamps on vehicles in the parked condition would be introduced in two steps:

• Regulating current lighting functions under the parked condition by means of a new 09 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 48. To avoid a proliferation of new series, GRE agreed that this new series should also include other amendment proposals that were in discussion, such as device transition provisions and headlamp levelling.
• Including the optional use of new lighting functions in the parked condition, by means of a Supplement to the 09 series.

24. The expert from Japan introduced, through presentation (GRSG-123-17), the new draft UN Regulation on awareness of VRU-Proxi who are in the front and lateral side proximity of vehicles (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/6 and GRSG-123-18 amending it).

25. GRSG adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/6 as amended by annex VI to the report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as the draft new UN Regulation No. XXX (VRU in Front and Side Close Proximity) to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2022 sessions. The expert from EC welcomed the proposal and clarified that this new UN Regulation would not become mandatory in the European Union in the near future, but most likely in a farther future.

26. GRSG agreed to consider a proposal of amendment (supplement/new series of amendments) at its October 2022 session, announced by the expert of the Russian Federation, to the new UN Regulation No. XXX (VRU in Front and Side Close Proximity).

Draft text pursuant to OICA input and discussions.