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Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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3.
The following tests are required to be performed on vehicles:
3.1.Legform to bumper:
One of the following tests is required to be performed:
(a)
lower legform to bumper:
the test is performed at an impact speed of 40 km/h. The maximum dynamic knee bending angle shall not exceed 19,0 °, the maximum dynamic knee shearing displacement shall not exceed 6,0 mm, and the acceleration measured at the upper end of the tibia shall not exceed 170 g.
In addition, the manufacturer may nominate bumper test widths of up to 264 mm in total where the acceleration measured at the upper end of the tibia shall not exceed 250 g;
(b)
upper legform to bumper:
the test is performed at an impact speed of 40 km/h. The instantaneous sum of the impact forces with respect to time shall not exceed 7,5 kN and the bending moment on the test impactor shall not exceed 510 Nm.
3.2.Upper legform to bonnet leading edge:
The test is performed at an impact speed up to 40 km/h. The instantaneous sum of the impact forces with respect to time shall be compared with a possible maximum of 5,0 kN and the bending moment on the test impactor shall be compared with a possible maximum of 300 Nm.
This test shall be completed for monitoring purposes only and the results shall be fully recorded.
3.3.Child/small adult headform to bonnet top:
The test is performed at an impact speed of 35 km/h using a 3,5 kg test impactor. The HPC shall comply with the requirements of point 3.5.
3.4.Adult headform to bonnet top:
The test performed at an impact speed of 35 km/h using a 4,5 kg test impactor. The HPC shall comply with the requirements of point 3.5.
3.5.The HPC recorded shall not exceed 1 000 over one half of the child headform test area and, in addition, shall not exceed 1 000 over 2/3 of the combined child and adult headform test areas. The HPC for the remaining areas shall not exceed 1 700 for both headforms.
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