Document GRSP-54-35 reproduced here for the 42nd CRS informal group session.

Further development of UN R129 to extend its scope to non-integral Child Restraint Systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”).

Report to the CRS informal group on improvements to the “abdominal pressure twin sensors” used in Q dummies.

Presentation for discussion of child seat submarining behaviors and related abdominal and other injuries.

Presentation on the TRL research program to support the European Commission during the second phase development of the regulation on “Enhanced Child Restraint Systems” on areas such as definitions, performance criteria and test methods for non-integral CRS with ISOFIX attachments, the test pulse for frontal impact, how best to apply recognised and accepted injury criteria related to the Q-Series dummies, and other issues related to validation of the regulation (such as the side impact test procedure).

Working draft of the amendments (updated version of document GRSP-54-36) to further develop UN R129 to extend its scope to non-integral Child Restraint Systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”).

Working draft of the phase 2 revisions to the global technical regulation on head restraints provided to the GRSP at its December 2013 session for informational purposes only.

Draft version of the proposed UN Regulation that would transpose Global Technical Regulation No. 14 on pole side-impact protection into the type-approval system of the 1958 Agreement. This draft is presented for informational purposes only pending submission of a final document for consideration by the GRSP.

Draft 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 127 presented in a consolidated text of the regulation as adopted by GRSP and which aligns the test requirements of UN Regulation No. 127 with UN GTR No. 9 Phase 2 (Flex-PLI), incorporating Supplement 1 to the original version of the UN Regulation (determination of the headform test points).

Working draft of the proposed amendments to introduce provisions for non-integral CRS (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”), incorporating all the changes agreed during the 54th (December 2013) GRSP session.

Draft “in-use” requirements revised during discussions at the 10th REESS informal working group session.

Updated version of the document for use during the 10th REESS informal working group session.

Document as revised during the 10th REESS informal working group session.

Progress report on efforts to evelop certification tests which can control dummy reproducibility.

Draft BioRID Dummy Certification Procedures to ensure proper dummy performance. These procedures include multiple tests to verify system inputs and two tests to verify dummy performance.

Phase 2 of GTR No. includes proposals for injury assessment reference values (IARV). The United States has asserted that the IARV have not been sufficiently validated through cost-benefit analysis, which is a requirement in US rulemaking. Therefore, the US has proposed to permit regulators to select IARV that correspond to their local vehicle populations. However, adding this qualification (through a footnote) would create a precedent for future GTR and OICA has lamented that such diversity in application hampers the goal of harmonization. Therefore, the GTR 9 informal group and GRSP are putting this issue before the World Forum for guidance.

Compressed zip archive containing the FlexPLI drawing package (100+ documents)

Presentation on the results of Flex-PLI lower legform impactor tests to assess pedestrian protection levels and determine the practicality of extending across vehicle front bumper test area.

UN R17, R25 and R80 address head restraints for various categories of vehicles. In order to prevent redundant application of these regulations, this amendment clarifies that head restraints approved under UN R17 would be exempted from the requirements of UN R25 and that UN R25 does not apply to coach and bus seats approved under UN R80.

Proposal to clarify provisions on the headform tests of UN GTR No. 9.

Proposal to clarify provisions of the headform tests of UN GTR No. 9.

Amendment to introduce all the modifications needed in UN Regulation No. 129 (Enhanced Child Restraint System (ECRS)) that were suggested by the experts of the informal working group on Child Restraint Systems (IWG CRS) to extend the scope of this Regulation to Non-Integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Draft text for a new UN regulation on the safety of electric motorcycles and related vehicles.

Draft text for the transposition of GTR No. 13 on hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicle safety into a new UN Regulation under the 1958 Agreement. Part 1 of Annex 1 uses the numbering system prepared for the corresponding annexes of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) regulation (UN R0) currently under development.

Draft text transposing GTR No. 14 on pole side impact protection into a UN Regulation under the 1958 Agreement. A proposal for the 01 series of amendments (document GRSP/2014/12) has also been prepared to enable the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ±1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width”.

Proposal for a 01 series of amendments to the proposed new UN Regulation on the approval of vehicles with regard to their pole side impact performance to enable Contracting Parties applying this new regulation to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ±1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width”.

Certain anti-theft systems fully lock every door and window in a vehicle and also deactivate interior unlock controls. This can lead to a situation where an occupant can be locked inside a vehicle with no means of exit save to break a window. This proposal would introduce provisions for the safety and protection of road vehicle occupants in case of the installation of such a full locking system.

Presentation outlining proposals to include performance testing of in-vehicle emergency call systems under frontal (or possibly UN R12 steering requirements) and side impact regulations.

Draft text pursuant to the 11th REESS informal working group session of the proposed new regulation on “Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles of category L with regard to specific requirements for the electric power train”.

Working draft of the proposed new regulation on the safety of electric motorcycle powertrains.

Review of comments received on the draft text of the proposed new regulation on the safety of motorcycle electric powertrains as developed during the January REESS informal working group session.

IMMA comments on current status of and proposals for the draft new regulation on motorcycle electric powertrain safety, including proposal for a “fall-down” test.

Working draft of the proposed new regulation on electrified motorcycle safety pursuant to the 11th REESS informal group session

Agenda for the January 2014 task force on the bumper test area for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Results from the second round of tests using the flexible lower legform impactor (Flex-PLI) to define the bumper test area.

Presentation on the conclusions from the Flex-PLI impactor tests and analysis of European accident data to determine the potential benefits to the EU from extension of the bumper test area under the pedestrian safety GTR.

Presentation of ACEA concerns over the TRL proposal to adapt the GTR No. 9 test procedures to use 45° bumper corners.

Presentation on crash testing results of selected Indian passenger cars and efforts to improve minimum safety levels for the most basic passenger cars on the Indian market.

Presentation on the outcomes of a national meeting of German experts and stakeholders in AECS to discuss the proposed technical regulation for the type approval of in-vehicle systems.

Draft new Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars with regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision with focus on the restraint system

In order to increase protection for older occupants, the Frontal Impact informal group proposes to decrease the permissible chest deflection for the 50th percentile Hybrid III dummy to 42 mm from the current 50 mm. (This change is proposed in concert with the development of a new frontal impact regulation focused on occupant restraint systems.)

The group concludes that insufficient data exists because vehicles sold in Western Europe already fulfill the full width frontal impact criteria.

Copy of the report delivered to the Working Party on Passive Safety at its December 2013 session.

In parallel with the introduction of a new Regulation on a frontal impact with focus on the restraint system, this proposal would limit the chest deflection of the Hybrid III dummy to 42 mm (from the current 50 mm) in order to promote improved protection of older occupants.

Proposal to require that the vehicle cab remain attached to the vehicle frame by at least three mounting points following the pendulum test.

Table of questions, answers, and actions on open issues in the development of UN R129, i-size fixtures, and universal child booster seats and restraint systems.

Proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 129 (Enhanced Child Restraint System (ECRS)) as recommended by the informal working group on Child Restraint Systems (IWG CRS) in order to extend the scope of this regulation to non-integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Revised proposal to amend UN R129, updating the formal proposal GRSP/2014/7 submitted for the May 2014 GRSP session, pursuant to discussions of the CRS informal working group during its 43rd session. The 01 series of amendments would introduce provisions to enable the approval of non-integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) under “phase 2” of the regulation’s development.

Presentation proposing language concerning maximum booster dimensions in UN R129.

Japan positions on the scope of the current phase 2 work, especially with regard to child sizes above 125 cm and the use of the Q6 versus Q10 child dummies.

Presentation on alternatives for bench foam given the unavailability of the previously selected material.

Text prepared by the Informal Working Group on Frontal Impact (IWG FI) as an outcome of discussions of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its fifty-fourth session (ECE/TRANS/WP29/GRSP/54, para. 23) on developing a separate new Regulation on frontal impact focusing on requirements for restraint systems.
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The present requirement for booster with belt guides for the diagonal belt is more stringent than for boosters without belt guides. This proposal aligns the requirement for belt disengagement with the requirements for other child restraint systems ((e.g. the displacement criteria and the criteria as indicated in Annex 15, para. 6.2.4.) and at the same time proposes new language to clarify the affected text.

The text prepared by Spain on behalf of the Technical Services Group (TSG) on Regulation No. 44. The proposed amendment is intended to clarify a number of technical provisions in the regulation.

Proposal from Japan to extend the overturning test to a broader range of child restraint systems, to require load application devices on the dummy, and from the Netherlands to correct an error in the Corrigendum 1 to Supplement 5 to the 03 series, as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 54th session based on document GRSP/2013/10 as amended by Annex IV to the session report and on document GRSP/2013/20 not amended.

Modifications primarily to the headform test procedures in accordance with the proposed amendment 2 to GTR No. 9 as amended and adopted by the GRSP as its 54th session (document GRSP-54-09/Rev.1 as amended and reproduced in Annex V to the GRSP session report. The proposal addresses the adult headform test area and bumper test area.

Proposal to clarify the scope of UN Regulation No. 29 and the tests to be performed on the various types of category N vehicles as adopted by the GRSP at its 54th session based upon a proposal from Russia (document GRSP/2013/19).

Proposal to introduce provisions for ISOFIX in convertible cars, to exempt vehicles with one seating position per row from the ISOFIX provisions of UN R14 and to correct an editorial error in Supplement 4 to the 07 series of the regulation, as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 54th session. The proposal is based on documents GRSP/2013/18 amended and GRSP/2013/4 as amended by GRSP-54-19-Rev.2, both documents reproduced as amended in Annex III to the GRSP session report.

Draft 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 127 presented in a consolidated text of the regulation as adopted by GRSP and which aligns the test requirements of UN Regulation No. 127 with UN GTR No. 9 Phase 2 (Flex-PLI), incorporating Supplement 1 to the original version of the UN Regulation (determination of the headform test points). This proposal was adopted by the GRSP at its 54th session based on document GRSP-54-15-Rev. 1 as reproduced in Addendum 1 (document GRSP/54/Add.1) to the session report.

Second set of revisions to the working document submitted for the May GRSP session (i.e., document GRSP/2014/7) intended to extend the scope of UN R129 to include non-Integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Proposal for further clarifications to the draft text amendments that would to extend the scope of UN R129 to include non-Integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”).

Table of questions and answers, including open issue concerning double homologation for discussion at the 44th CRS informal group session.

Agenda for the Frontal Impact group session intended to finalize the text of the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation 94.

The 03 series of amendments aim to improve protection of older vehicle occupants in the event of frontal collisions by limiting the chest deflection of the In parallel with the Hybrid III dummy to 42 mm (from the current 50 mm) in the offset deformable barrier test. This series of amendments complements the proposal for a new frontal impact regulation focus on the occupant restraint system based on a full width barrier test.

Summary of assessments for the installation of the Römer Kidfix child restraint system as part of the Euro NCAP Child Occupant Rating for passenger cars.

Updated presentation for the continued discussion of Japanese views on the use of the Q6 dummy in the draft provisions of the second-phase amendments to the regulation on enhanced child restraint systems.

Third round revisions to the working document submitted for the May GRSP session (i.e., document GRSP/2014/7) intended to extend the scope of UN R129 to include non-Integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Proposals agreed to during the 44th CRS informal group session with regard to the draft 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129, including on fixtures, use of Q dummies by occupant stature, and testing for statures above 125 cm.

OICA questions (How to make it work? Interoperability? Responsability?) concerning text for universal (i.e., independent of vehicle make or model) seats, especially with regard to OEM versus CRS manufacturer responsibilities.

Proposal to clarify that the recently increased height requirements for the effective upper belt anchorage (Supplement 4 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 14) can be satisfied by means of a “belt adjustment device for height” that is part of the belt-anchorage as well as a device that is part of the belt itself, each with a distinctive approach. The proposals are presented as draft Supplement 7 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14 and draft Supplement 6 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16.

Comparison of language in the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle safety GTR and the proposed electric vehicle safety GTR.

Proposal by the GRSP secretariat to delete Appendix 3 (examination of the mobile impact barrier) to Annex 5 of UN R95. The secretariat suspects that the appendix is superfluous, but wishes to confirm if Appendix 3 should remain for any examination purposes of the Type Approval Authority responsible for the mobile deformable barrier.

Proposal for amendments to clarify and correct the current text of the draft regulation on the safety of electric L-category vehicles.

Updated version of the proposed 01 series of amendments to UN R129 prepared by the Informal Group on Child Restraint Systems. The amendments propose to extend the scope of the regulation to cover non-Integral child restraint systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Proposal revising an initial German proposal, with the new suggested requirements under 6.3.1.1, to reduce the risks of a person being unintentionally “full locked” inside a locked vehicle, taking into account the anti-theft benefits of fully locking door systems.

Presentation by the secretariat to open discussion of issues related to the introduction of provisions for electrified vehicles and systems within the context of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (which allows Contracting Parties to grant approvals under earlier series of amendments).

Explanation of the steps taken to transpose the provisions of GTR No. 14 into a type-approval UN Regulation on pole side-impact protection, including discussion of the scope, impact side, treatment of hydrogen vehicles, and proposal for a 01 series of amendments that would entail a 26 km/h impact speed for narrow vehicles initially before the amendments would bring narrow vehicles into line with other vehicles at 32 km/h.

Correction to include provisions for the exemption of certain headrests of M₂ and M₃ vehicles approved according to UN R80.

Proposal to clarify the requirements of UN R100 specified under paragraph 5.1.1. This paragraph describes the general requirements for the protection of all high voltage parts, including the obligation that such protection against live parts cannot be opened without the use of tools. If connectors can be opened without use of tools or if they do not satisfy the IPXXD/IPXXB protection limits, the provisions of 5.1.1.3 have to be met.

Proposal to define the moment of intertia in the luggage-impact test as “0.3 ± 0.05 kgm² (around all 3 principal axis of inertia of the luggage blocks)”. UN R17 presently lacks such a definition, resulting in variations in trajectory and behavior of the luggage cubes before and after impact.

Proposal to clarify the requirements of UN R100 specified under paragraph 5.1.1. This paragraph describes the general requirements for the protection of all high voltage parts, including the obligation that such protection against live parts cannot be opened without the use of tools. If connectors can be opened without use of tools or if they do not satisfy the IPXXD/IPXXB protection limits, the provisions of 5.1.1.3 have to be met.

Proposal to amend the draft 01 series of amendments (document WP.29/2014/38 pending for the June 2014 WP.29 session) to bring its “commencement date” and validity-of-approvals provisions into line with the recommendations for the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system (i.e., to set the effective date to 1 September 2018 and confirm the validity of earlier approvals after the introduction of the 01 series of amendments).

Presentation of an assessment of 2D vs. 3D impactor positioning methods.

Presentation summarizing the draft new regulation on the safety of electric motorcycles and other L-category vehicles.

Text incorporating informal documents GRSP-55-07 and GRSP-55-22 and amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2014/11 as prepared by the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Rechargeable Energy Storage System (REESS) proposing to establish a new UN Regulation annexed to the 1958 Agreement on electric vehicles of category L. Paragraphs in square brackets were not agreed by GRSP experts as outcome of discussion of its 55th session.

Draft text transposing the provisions of GTR No. 13 into a new UN Regulation for the type approval of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles with regard to safety performance. This text supersedes document GRSP/2013/22 and reflects the results of informal discussions among the European Commission, Japan and OICA.

Text to add a paragraph concerning fuel cell vehicles unintentionally omitted from the original draft document GRSP/2014/11.

Proposal to clarify the prohibition of side-facing seats on category N vehicles and close the related loophole in the current text in this regard.

Proposal as revised during the 55th GRSP session (superseding document GRSP/2014/06) incorporating changes to UN R94 in light of the development of the new regulation concerning protection in frontal collisions with focus on the restraint system, especially to improve the protection of older occupants.

Proposal to replace references to “hydrogen fuelled” with “hydrogen fuel cell” in order to exclude application to liquefied hydrogen storage systems.

Proposal to clarify figure 11 in the draft amendments to GTR No. 9 by substituting the description “Figure 11: Example of marking of HIC 1000 zone and HIC 1700 zone”.

Draft text transposing the provisions of GTR No. 13 into a new UN Regulation for the type approval of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles with regard to safety performance. This text supersedes document GRSP/2013/22, incorporates changes requested by Korea (document GRSP-55-23) and reflects the results comments received during the 55th GRSP session.

Proposal by the secretariat to correct a reference to UN R25 to refer to the 04 series of amendments rather than to the 03 series of amendments.

The current text of UN R14 requires the installation of two ISOFIX anchorages in a vehicle. Vehicles with only one seat row are exempted from this requirement. This proposal refines the previous German proposal to introduce provisions for at least one set of ISOFIX anchorages in vehicles having only one seat row or having several seat rows with only one seat per row (document GRSP-53-11) which modified the proposal for Supplement 6 to the 07 series of amendments (document GRSP/2013/15).

Slide illustrating vehicle types intended to be exempted from the ISOFIX requirements of UN R14 under the proposed classification according to R-point measurement.

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Presentation on the development of the regulation on enhanced child restraint systems, including review of the current phase 2 on booster and related seats and plans for phase 3 on stand-alone belted integral CRS.

Proposal to amend the draft 01 series of amendments (document WP.29/2014/38 pending for the June 2014 WP.29 session) to bring its “commencement date” and validity-of-approvals provisions into line with the recommendations for the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system (i.e., to set the effective date to 1 September 2018 and confirm the validity of earlier approvals after the introduction of the 01 series of amendments).

Proposal revising an initial German proposal to reduce the risk of a person being unintentionally locked inside a vehicle by an anti-theft system. This proposal would either prohibit systems that could lock an occupant inside a vehicle (by requiring an occupant detection capability) or require warning systems (such as a horn) that can be activated from inside the vehicle even when it is fully locked.

Presentation on the promising results of research into the use of shield systems to secure children in child seats.

Presentation of a question and answer information sheet on the introduction of UN Regulation No. 129.

Presentation on the main principles behind the new enhanced child restraint systems provisions:

1. Modern dummy and criteria
2. Classification based upon child size
3. Integral universal ISOFIX
4. Side-impact protection
5. Mandatory rear-facing up to 15 months
6. improved compatibility

The draft Amendment 2 to GTR No. 9 proposes to establish the new FlexPLI impactor as the single harmonized tool for lower leg impact tests. The amendment also proposes injury assessment reference values (IARV) to go with the FlexPLI. The US, however, has consistently expressed concerns that the proposed injury thresholds and IARV have not been validated as appropriate for the American car fleet. Therefore, the US proposes to have ‘recommended’ IARV included in the preamble to Amendment 2 while allowing governments the freedom to use whatever IARV/performance thresholds they deem appropriate until such criteria can be fully validated.

Presentation on child restraint fixtures (CRF) and their relationship with in-vehicle safety systems, arguing that children benefit from certain CRF configurations that position the occupant for optimal benefit of seat belts or for eventual interaction with a side/curtain airbag.

Proposal to align UN R44 with UN R129 with respect to the references to European standard EN 71:2009 (which specifies safety requirements for toys, especially with regard to chemical composition, flammability, and other mechanical and physical properties).

Updated proposal to clarify various technical provisions as developed by the Technical Services Group (TSG) on Regulation No. 44.

OICA presentation arguing for chest deflection threshold of 42 mm for the 5th Female H-III dummy.

Proposal to amend the draft 01 series of amendments (document WP.29/2014/38 pending for the June 2014 WP.29 session) to bring its “commencement date” and validity-of-approvals provisions into line with the recommendations for the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system (i.e., to set the effective date to 1 September 2018 and confirm the validity of earlier approvals after the introduction of the 01 series of amendments). This revised document also incorporates the Korean proposal to amend GTR No. 9 (document GRSP-55-24) and OICA proposal on Annex 5 (document GRSP-55-44).

Proposal to remove the specification of “±0.01 m/sec” for the accuracy of the velocity measurement in Annex 5, Paragraph 3.2.1. This would leave in place the specification to use the measurement procedure if ISO 3784:1976 which specifies an accuracy of ±1 %.

Updated proposal to add provisions agreed during the last Frontal Impact informal group meeting regarding the position of the front passenger following discussions at the 55th GRSP session.

Proposal pursuant to discussions at the 55th GRSP session to revise an initial German proposal to reduce the risk of a person being unintentionally locked inside a vehicle by an anti-theft system. This proposal would either prohibit systems that could lock an occupant inside a vehicle (by requiring an occupant detection capability) or require warning systems (such as a horn) that can be activated from inside the vehicle even when it is fully locked.

Draft text prepared by the Task Force Bumper Test Area (TF-BTA), a subgroup of the Informal Working Group on gtr No. 9 – Phase 2.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation transposing the requirements of the UN Global Technical Regulation on pole side impact (GTR No. 14). This proposal is accompanied by a proposal for a 01 series of amendments (documentGRSP/2014/12) that would enable Contracting Parties applying this Regulation to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ± 1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width”. This proposal supersedes the earlier version presented in document GRSP/2014/9.

Draft proposal transposing the provisions of the pole side-impact protection Global Technical Regulation into a UN Regulation as approved by the Working Party on Passive Safety (document GRSP/2014/9, as amended by Annex VII to the report of the 55th GRSP session). This proposal is submitted with a request for guidance on the use of references to an ISO Standard (ISO 15830:2013) instead of preparing an Addendum to the Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1.) for the WorldSID 50th male specifications.

Proposal for an 01 series of amendments to the proposed new UN Regulation on pole side-impact protection (transposing GTR No. 14). This proposal would permit contracting parties to to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ± 1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width” and is based upon document GRSP/2014/12 and amends the draft PSI regulation as proposed in document WP.29/163/14. The Working Party on Passive Safety approved this proposal provided that Australia would seek guidance on its transitional provisions (since this amendment would, in principle, be adopted at the same time as the original PSI regulation at the November 2014 WP.29 session). This draft incorporates comments from Germany, Japan, and OICA received after the GRSP 55th session.

Explanatory document on the deliberations and outstanding issues concerning the draft UN Regulation and its proposed 01 series of amendments. These issues concern the references to an ISO standard and transitional provisions for the amendment.

Working draft second edition to introduce envelope ISO/R2X, a version of the R2 envelope modified for improved compatibility with the vehicle interior, and a booster seat envelope ISO/F4.

Revised version of document GRSP-55-08 (proposal of amendments to document GRSP/2014/7).

Corrections to draft text and revision of entry into force dates to occur on 1 September following IWVTA recommendations. This revised document also incorporates the Korean proposal to amend GTR No. 9 (document GRSP-55-24) and OICA proposal on Annex 5 (document GRSP-55-44).