Move to improved pedestrian safety by 2009Brussels, 18th June 2008 The European Commission welcomes today’s support of the European Parliament for its proposal to fit passenger cars with Brake Assist Systems (BAS) as early as 2009. As many as 8000 vulnerable road users, pedestrians and cyclists, are killed every year in the EU. The use of BAS can considerably reduce the stopping distance of a vehicle in an emergency situation and will safe lifes. It will provide more safety with less legislation. The proposal will now be discussed by the Council of Ministers. Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry, said: “The agreement in the European Parliament is a big step forward in insuring and increasing the safety of all road users, especially vulnerable groups like pedestrians and cyclists. Now the EU-Member Sates will have the final say and I hope for their support." The approved proposal is part of a larger package of measures to improve car safety proposed by the Commission at the end of May. All new cars should be fitted with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems by 2012 and lorries and other heavy vehicles with Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) and Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Systems as of 2013 (IP/08/786). A Commission study shows that the requirements for pedestrian protection can be significantly improved by use of a combination of active and passive safety measures. Passive measures help to reduce injury levels on impact by provision of softer surfaces. Active measures alleviate the conditions under which impact may take place, e.g., by reduction of impact speed. Such a combination of measures will afford an 80 % higher level of protection than the previously existing provisions, in particular, as a result of the use of active safety systems: New vehicles are required to pass a number of performance tests in two phases: phase I (which is based on recommendations from the Joint Research Centre) started in October 2005 as required by Directive 2003/102/EC and a revised phase II (which was based on European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee recommendations) which is the main subject of the present proposal. Within six years from the start of phase II, all new vehicle types will have to comply with amended test requirements and, even as early as nine months after entry into force of the Regulation, be fitted with BAS. At the same time the adopted regulation will repeal two directives and related national legislation in all Member States. Background Directive 2003/102/EC introduced the first legislation designed to provide a level of protection for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users when in collision with a passenger car. This legislation introduced test requirements for vehicles in two phases, in 2005 and 2010 respectively, but recognised the need to re-examine the requirements of the second phase. In parallel to this Directive, the Commission also proposed measures for the control of frontal protection systems (bull bars) which was published as Directive 2005/66/EC. The Commission now proposes to up-date the requirements of the pedestrian protection Directive (2003/102/EC) combining it with the requirements for frontal protection systems and, at the same time, introduce the requirement for Brake Assist Systems. More information http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesbackground/pedestrianprotection/index.htm Are you curious about more information? Feel free to contact us: |
Nationale Umsetzung ( Deutschland ) der RL 2005/66/EGStand: 10.06.2008 Seit dem 1. Juni 2008 benötigen alle neu in Verkehr gebrachten Frontschutzbügel für Pkw, Lkw, Zug- und Sattelzugmaschinen sowie SoKfz und selbstfahrende Arbeitsmaschinen mit zu einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht bis 3,5 t eine Bauartgenehmigung. Bezüglich der technischen An-forderung gelten die technischen Vorschriften des Anhangs l der RL 2005/66/EG. ABE und Teilegutachten für Frontschutzbügel sind seit dem 1. Juni 2008 ungültig. Gemäß RL 2005/66/EG (Frontschutzsysteme) benötigen neue Frontschutzbügeltypen (Frontschutzsystemtypen) für M1Fahrzeuge (also z.B. auch für Wohnmobile) mit einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht bis 3,5 t und N1Fahrzeuge sowie Frontschutzbügel an neuen Fahrzeugtypen bereits seit dem 25. November 2006 eine EG-Typgenehmigung. Mit der 31. ÄVO StVZO wurde für Einzel-Frontschutzbügel (Einzel-Frontschutzsysteme) eine Bauartgenehmigungspflicht gemäß § 22a (1) Nr. 4 eingeführt und § 30c (4) neu in die StVZO eingefügt. Die Genehmigungspflicht auch für Einzel-Frontschutzbügel gilt für die in § 30c (4) genannten Fahrzeuge. Technische Anforderungen an Frontschutzbügel wurden in die TA nicht eingearbeitet, es gelten die Anforderungen gemäß § 30c (4). Bezüglich der Übergangsvorschrift gilt das in § 72 StVZO zu § 30c (4) StVZO genannte Datum. Laut § 30c (4) StVZO müssen seit dem 1. Juni 2008 alle erstmals in den Verkehr gebrachte Frontschutzbügel an folgenden Kraftfahrzeugen mit einer bauartbedingten Höchstgeschwindigkeit von mehr als 25 km/h und einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht bis 3,5 t den technischen Vorschriften des Anhangs l der RL 2005/66/EG entsprechen: • Personenkraftwagen • Lastkraftwagen • Zugmaschinen und Sattelzugmaschinen Gleiches gilt auch für sonstige Kraftfahrzeuge (z.B. Wohnmobile) und selbstfahrende Arbeitsmaschinen, die hinsichtlich ihrer Baumerkmale Mr oder Nr Fahrzeugen entsprechen ABE und Teilegutachten für diese Fahrzeuge sind seit dem 1. Juni 2008 ungültig. Für die Erteilung einer Einzelbauartgenehmigung für Frontschutzbügel gilt das Verfahren gemäß § 13FzTV. Falls Sie neugierig auf weitere Informationen sind, würden wir uns freuen von Ihnen zu hören. |
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road usersBrussels, 3.10.2007 The Commission now proposes to combine the requirements of this Directive with those of the Directive 2003/102/EC relating to pedestrian protection. Grounds for and objectives of the proposal Are you curious about more information? Feel free to contact us: |
Permitted again brushguards fulfilling EC defined crashrequirements in order to reduce risks for pedestrians.
Starting from August 2006 it will again be legal for OEM customers to sell brushguards ex factory. This has been established in an EC regulation issued in October 2005 in order to improve protection for pedestrians. Correspondingly a main requirement of the regulation is: The brushguards must reduce the stress on potential victims in case of accidents with pedestrians. Are you curious about more information? Feel free to contact us: |
Official Journal of the European UnionDIRECTIVE 2005/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 October 2005relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC The purpose of this Directive is to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety through passive measures. It lays down technicalrequirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles as regards frontal protection systems supplied as original equipment fitted to vehicles or as separate technical units. Type-approval provisions Are you curious about more information? Feel free to contact us: |