Presentation on the proposal for a new regulation on blind-spot information signalling for heavy vehicles.

Presentation supporting GRSG/2017/10 to clarify the definitions of LPG container accessories to facilitate coordination between the separate, independent approvals required for the LPG container and for its accessories.

Proposal to align UN R43 with GTR 6 and UN R125 with regard to the aiming positions of the driver’s eyes. This proposal corrects inconsistencies introduced during the transposition of GTR 6 into UN R43.

Presentation in support of GRSG/2017/22 (Proposal to harmonize UN R110 with standard ISO 11439:2013 on high pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles.)

Draft proposal under development by the IWVTA informal group to extract provisions concerning immobilizers from UN R116 and into a new UN Regulation.

Draft proposal under development by the IWVTA informal group to extract provisions for vehicle alarm systems from UN R116 and into a new UN Regulation.

Draft proposal under development by the IWVTA informal group to extract provisions from UN R116 into new regulations on immobilizers (see document GRSG-112-41) and vehicle alarm systems (see document GRSG-112-40) pursuant to the development of a new regulation on whole vehicle type approvals.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation on AECS as approved by the April 2017 GRSG session for submission to the World Forum for adoption. The doc version provides mark-up notations. The pdf is a clean version of the approved text.

Under UN R80, head restraints must comply with the requirements of UN R25. This proposal updates the reference to UN R25 to specify compliance according to the 04 series of amendments (from the current reference to the 03 series of amendments). This change thus updates UN R80 to incorporate changes in impact-energy dissipation criteria made to UN R25 pursuant to changes allowing greater forward displacement of occupants under UN R16.

Proposal for:

1. An amendment for the separation of the procedures to verify towable mass from the procedure of setting and certifying performance values;
2. An amendment that adds procedures to verify towable mass for vehicle combinations that have hitherto not been accounted for in the Regulation;
3. Amendments that adds integrated fixing points for secondary couplings;
4. An amendment that clarifies the procedure to identify worst cases for certification testing;
5. Amendments that removes typos in the current Regulation.

Proposal to introduce Class VIII “close-proximity rear-view devices” to include obstacle detection systems under UN Regulation No. 46.

• German Regulation on the Approval of Road Vehicles (StVZO)
• Directives for the Field of Vision of Road Vehicles (§35b StVZO)
• Requirements for School Buses (§34a StVZO)

Draft report for the “Motion for a European Parliament Resolution on Saving Lives: Boosting Car Safety in the EU” (2017/2085(INI)) with passages of interest to the VRU-Proxi informal group highlighted.

Comments and questions on the Japan proposal for new Class VIII for close-proximity and close rear-view devices.

Proposal to

1. exempt cases where the driver has temporarily deactivated the speed limiter from the warning requirement for excess speed in in order to reduce driver distraction
2. introduce throttle control via adjustment of the accelerator pedal position
3. to correct an editorial error in paras. 5.2.5.4.2. and 21.2.5.4.2.