Proposal to amend requirements for the minimum number of priority seats (four in Class I, two in Class II and Class III and one in Class A and Class B), to disallow the priority designation for folding seats, and to establish uniform provisions for gangway barriers in vehicles of Classes I and A, including a proposed 50N force limit for moving such barriers out of the way.

Updated proposal to introduce the automatic activation of the hazard warning lights upon detection of excess temperatures in engine and/or heater compartment in buses and coaches.
This proposal supersedes document GRSG-104-04.

Presentation in support of the proposal to introduce new fire suppression requirements under UN R107 on bus and coach construction.

Proposal to add transitional provisions to ensure the validity of the preceding series of amendments to UN R107 for vehicles not impacted by the 05 series (mandating temperature alarm systems in certain bus compartments not directly visible to bus occupants).

Proposal to clarify the wording of the original proposal to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open by specifying that the provisions concern only the main engine access panel.

Complementing Belgium’s proposal to align Annex 12 of UN R107 (on trolley-bus safety) with current electrical standards, Russia proposes five additional areas for further consideration.

Proposal to improve the wording without changing the intent of the original proposal to amend the requirements for the minimum number of priority seats: four in Class I, two in Class II and Class III and one in Class A and Class B and disallowing the priority designation for folding seats.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches activated by detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Revised proposal, pursuant to comments received after its posting, to clarify the text of the amendments updating provisions for service doors, windows and emergency exits.

The main goal of the proposal is to delete the prohibition on the use of laminated glass or plastic material in window panes and to delete the provision that emergency windows shall be capable of being operated from outside.

Series of clarifications to the text of the amendments updating provisions for service doors, windows and emergency exits, superseding document GRSG-104-10.

The main goal of the proposal is to delete the prohibition on the use of laminated glass or plastic material in window panes and to delete the provision that emergency windows shall be capable of being operated from outside

Updated proposal to insert provisions in Annex 3 to facilitate access to a roof escape hatch in the event that the vehicle is lying on its side, superseding document GRSG/2013/17.

Proposal to clarify that “low-floor vehicles” concern only those vehicles that provide a single step from the ground into the low floor area.

Proposal to align the Russian version of the regulation with the English and French versions.

Proposal to amend Annex 12 of the regulation to align its safety prescriptions for trolley buses with current electrical standards.

Proposal to establish uniform provisions for gangway barriers in vehicles of Classes I and A, including a proposed 100N force limit for moving such barriers out of the way.

Proposal to insert provisions in Annex 3 to facilitate access to a roof escape hatch in the event that the vehicle is lying on its side. This proposal supplements document WP.29/2013/100 as submitted by GRSG to the World Forum.

Proposal to amend requirements for the minimum number of priority seats: four in Class I, two in Class II and Class III and one in Class A and Class B and disallowing the priority designation for folding seats.

Proposal to introduce requirements to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open.

Proposal as approved by the GRSG to update and improve provisions concerning passenger entry/exit, driver compartments, passageways, use of signs, and emergency lighting pursuant to the work of the informal group on Service Doors, Windows and Emergency Exits (SDWEE).

Proposal as approved by the GRSG to provide for a specific area in Class I buses whereby a child may remain safely seated in his/her pram or pushchair.

Proposal as approved by the GRSG to amend provisions on the installation height of interior emergency controls in Class B vehicles.

Various corrections and amendments, including SDWEE revisions, to UN R107 and
series of corrections to UN R43, as approved by the GRSG.

Presentation urging development of global standards to enhance the safety of transport vehicles intended to carry small children.

Japanese policy group recommendations for safety enhancements to transport vehicles (such as school buses and vans) intended to carry small children.

Agreed changes to the series of amendments resulting from the work of the Informal group on Service Doors, Windows and Emergency Exits (SDWEE) to update and improve UN R107, including passenger entry/exit, driver compartments, passageways, use of signs, and emergency lighting.

Text from Belgium to amend the annex on additional safety prescriptions for trolleybuses in order to update these with regard to the respective electrical standards.

Japan Vehicle Safety Policy Study Group March 2013 report and recommendations for the safety of vehicles intended to carry young schoolchildren (ages 3-6).

Revisions to the changes proposed for the amendments to UN R107 developed by the Informal Group for Service Doors, Windows, and Emergency Exits (SDWEE) for inclusion in the 06 series of amendments to the regulation (document GRSG/2012/15).

OICA supports the proposal from the EC, France, and Germany (GRSG/2013/9) to provide for a specific area on Class I buses for prams/pushchairs where a child could remain seated, but proposes changes to the text for clarity.

In document GRSG/2013/2, the Russian Federation proposed to amend the position requirement for interior controls of power-operated service doors in Class B vehicles from the current minimum of 1600 mm to a range between 1000-1500 mm.

Here OICA proposes to replace the suggested range with a single minimum value of 1000 mm for all classes of vehicles.

Revised proposal (based on document GRSG/2012/15) for amendment of UN R107 prepared by the Chair of the SDWEE informal group to incorporate the changes agreed during the GRSG-103 session.

Comments on the proposals to amend UN R107 with regard to service doors, windows, and emergency exits.

Recommendations from the SDWEE informal group to revise its proposed amendments to UN R107 in response to GRSG comments on the original draft (i.e., GRSG/2012/15).

Proposals to clarify the text of the amendments updating provisions for service doors, windows and emergency exits.

Proposal to strike “retractable step” language from the regulation with regard to low-floor buses since these vehicles are specifically associated with only one single step from the ground into the low floor area.

Text prepared by the expert from Germany to amend requirements concerning the accessibility of emergency windows as presented in document GRSG/2012/15 following the GRSG discussion during its 103rd session.

Text prepared by Germany to introduce the automatic activation of the hazard warning lights upon detection of excess temperatures in engine and/or heater compartment.

Proposal from Germany to amend the requirements for the minimum number of priority seats: four in Class I, two in Class II and Class III and one in Class A and Class B and disallowing the priority designation for folding seats.

Text prepared by Germany to introduce requirements to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open.

Text prepared by the European Commission, France and Germany to provide a specific area in buses of Class I, allowing a child to remain seated in his/her pram or pushchair.

Text prepared by Italy to introduce requirements allowing the installation of systems to control the access of passengers on board.

Text prepared by the Russian Federation to amend the provisions of the installation height of interior emergency controls in Class B vehicles.