Workshop on Initial Concepts for New or Improved Vulnerable Road User Test Methods - Workshop proceedings
June 2008

In the 1990s EEVC Working Groups 10 and 17 created the original specifications of the pedestrian impact test procedures that are the basis of the tests used by EuroNCAP and for European legislative vehicle type approval. Since the 1990s the European vehicle fleet has changed enormously in terms of size, shape, mass and front impact characteristics. This has been reflected in a change in the injuries sustained by vulnerable road users (VRUs) when they are in collision with a passenger vehicle that may be a car, an MPV or an SUV. These changes require a reappraisal of the test methods used to assess vehicle aggressivity to VRUs.

The goal of the workshop was to present the initial concepts for new or improved test methods to be used in assessing passenger vehicle aggressivity to VRUs to interested parties and stakeholders and receive feedback from legislators and industry. Information on the future needs of VRUs and the on-going international development of regulations for improving VRU safety was presented. Additionally, invited presentations from key figures in the VRU safety field provided a perspective for the new or improved procedures and enable their development to be more sharply focussed to achieving the greatest possible safety benefits.

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