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Crash barrier - vehicle tests

Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)

  • 56.3 km/h full frontal impact 
  • 64.4 km/h offset frontal impact
  • 50 km/h side impact

Australian design rules

  • ADR 10/01 steering column intrusion, barrier collision test ADR 69/00 full frontal impact occupant protection
  • ADR 72/00 dynamic side impact occupant protection ADR 73/00 offset frontal impact occupant protection 
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European regulations

  • ECE R94 & EEC 96/79/EC offset frontal resistance of motor vehicles at 56 km/h 
  • ECE R95 & EEC 96/27/EC side impact resistance of motor vehicles at 50 km/h  

US Federal motor vehicle standards

  • FMVSS §571.212 Windshield mounting
  • FMVSS §571.214 Side impact protection, dynamic performance requirements
  • FMVSS §571.219 Windshield zone intrusion
Crash test
  • FMVSS §571.301 Fuel system integrity
    • S6.1 Frontal barrier crash
    • S6.2 Rear moving barrier crash
    • S6.3 Lateral moving barrier crash
    • S6.4 Static rollover
    • S6.5 Moving contoured barrier

US New Car Assessment Program (USNCAP)

  • 56.3 km/h full frontal impact
  • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 
  • 64.4 km/h 40 per cent offset frontal impact
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European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP)
  • 64.4 km/h 40 per cent offset frontal impact
  • 50 km/h side impact to ECE 95

Gulf standard

  • GS36
  • GS37

Roadside furniture crash testing

  • to NCHRP 350 level 3

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