Progress report submitted by the chair of the Informal Group on the Phase 2 development of the pedestrian safety GTR.

Working draft text prepared by the chairman and vice-chairman of the informal working group on the Global Technical Regulation No. 9 (Pedestrian safety)-Phase 2 proposing the use of a flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor (Flex-PLI) in GTR 9.

US NHTSA initial observations on the proposal from the EC to amend GTR No. 9 with regard to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures pending ongoing research in the United States.

Updated terms of reference as of the fifth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session.

Working draft of the amendment to the pedestrian safety GTR that would enable the use of the flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor.

- Current TEG Proposal (TEG-128)
- ACEA Proposal
- Justification / Comments
- Further Steps

German cost-benefit estimation for FlexPLI introduction.

Information on vehicle data used in NHTSA FlexPLI and EEVC pedestrian impactor studies.

Verification of draft FlexPLI prototype impactor limits and their application to FlexPLI serial production level.

Initial comments of OICA representatives to the 5th GTR9-Phase 2 informal group meeting in response to the BASt presentation on the verification of Draft FlexPLI prototype impactor limits and application to FlexPLI serial production level.

Proposal to transpose the front and rear ride heights and vehicle attitude tolerances from the repealed 2004/90/EC into GTR No. 9 preamble and proposal for supplement 1 of UN-R127

Presentation of results from Korean testing of the FlexPLI pedestrian lower legform tool.

Japan analysis of moving ram test equipment, assessment of friction impact on test results for labs using inverse test rig, and recommendation for guidance note in PADI.

Additional analysis on cost reduction due to tibia fracture mitigation and on vehicle countermeasure costs.

Comparison of the FlexPLI results against the European Enhanced Vehicle-Safety Committee lower legform impactor (EEVC LFI) for same vehicles in response to NHTSA request from fourth GTR9 Phase 2 informal group session.

JASIC response to NHTSA request for experimental validation of model results of the JASIC/JARI CAE correlation study evaluating upper body mass effects in high bumper impacts.

JAMA response to NHTSA question from the previous GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session providing repeatability data from FlexPLI testing.

JAMA response to NHTSA question at the fourth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group meeting requesting that labs test the Flex-PLI tool against “aggressive points on larger vehicles to see how well FlexPLI holds up”.

JAMA responses to NHTSA questions from the fourth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session.

Copy of the report presented to WP.29 in November (informal document WP.29-158-28)

Pedestrian Injuries By Source: Serious and Disabling Injuries in US and European Cases, Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine paper by Ann Mallory (Transportation Research Center Inc.), Rikard Fredriksson and Erik Rosén (Autoliv Research), and Bruce Donnelly (NHTSA).

Pedestrian safety Flex-PLI dynamic test instructions.

Bumper Test Area task force under the Pedestrian Safety informal group.

Proposal from the EC to amend GTR No. 9 with regard to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures.

Presentation on Flex PLI tests carried out by the Occupant Safety Research Partnership of the USCAR consortium.

Presentation by Honda Motor Co. from the 2012 conference organized by the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI).

Revised presentation of German motor-vehicle accident data concerning pedestrian injuries.

Comparison of the Flex PLI and the European Enhanced Vehicle Safety Committee legform impactors.

Schedule for evaluation testing of the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor.

Presentation on German accident data for pedestrian injuries.

Copy of the progress report presented to the World Forum in June 2012.