Proposal to improve accessibility of buses, especially to users of mobility support devices, and improve convenience to promote use of public transport, addressing

• Identification of the bus from the bus stop
• Identification of the entry door
• Bus access: ramp, handrails, safety, etc.
• Identification of the different dedicated spaces: wheelchair area, pram area, reserved seats, space for assistance dogs
• The safety while traveling: wheelchair stability, protection of seated passengers, etc.
• Communication with driver, outside and inside the bus
• Identification of the exit door
• Bus exit: ramp, handrails, safety, etc., and
• To address different situations: wheelchair users, parents with prams or pushchairs, visually impaired passengers, users of other mobility support devices, etc.

Proposal for amendments pursuant to the introduction of a headform impact test.

Proposal to introduce options to fulfil marking requirements in cases where more than one Regulation applies (e.g. avoid duplicating the E-Marking).

Proposal to introduce options to fulfil marking requirements in cases where more than one Regulation applies (e.g. avoid duplicating the E-Marking).

Proposal from GRSG to introduce a new component-level verification procedure for acceleration sensor accuracy with a two-year transitional period to allow for implementation.

Proposal to modify the definitions of the “external original surface” of the vehicle and the “impact point” relative to the hammer.

Proposal from the GRSG task force on UN R46 to

• clarify the diameter of the impact test rig,
• introduce provisions for centre-steered vehicles and corresponding magnification factors and for frameless outside mirrors,
• clarify the possibility of having foldable camera wings,
• exclude Class I CMS camera (mounted on the roof of the vehicle) from the impact test,
• clarify impact positions for the pendulum test,
• remove provisions for surveillance cameras (to be covered under UN R26 and UN R61),
• replace references to “mirror” with “indirect vision device”,
• clarify markings for devices capable of displaying more than one field of vision, and
• clarify positioning of pure Class I CMS.

Editorial correction to the French version of the Regulation.

Proposal from the VRU-Proxi informal group to amend its formal proposal to introduce an alternative method for assessment of the frontal visible volume to address future cab designs with narrower distances between A pillars.