UN Regulation No. 137
Restraint System in Frontal Impact
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars in the event of a frontal collision with focus on the restraint system
This regulation provides for a full-width rigid barrier frontal impact test to evaluate the performance of occupant restraint systems. Briefly, the test involves a 50 km/h impact of a vehicle equipped with a Hybrid III 50th percentile male driver and an HIII 5th percentile female front passenger. Aimed particularly at reducing injuries to the elderly, the test sets a 42 mm ThCC threshold that will be strengthened to 34 mm for the HIII 5F in 2020 (via the 01 series amendments).
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| 26 Feb 2020 |
UN R137: Proposal for amendments to 02 series of amendments | GRSP/2020/7
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| 11 Dec 2019 |
UN R137: Proposal for the 02 series of amendments | GRSP-66-36
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| 11 Dec 2019 |
Transposition of GTR 20 into UN Regulations | GRSP-66-31
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