Area of Effect: Safety
The World Assembly,
Recognising the importance of road restraint systems in ensuring the protection of drivers, pedestrians and property,
Concerned by the current lack of regulation for both testing and legal requirements of crash barriers, bridge parapets and all other forms of road restraint systems,
Determined to enact an international standard for safety, efficiency and clarity,
The World Assembly hereby enacts the following;
1. Performance of road restraint systems are required to be categorically rated on four key areas, systems that fall outside the requirements of these categories will be declared unfit and thus illegal for installation:
a. Containment level, defined as the ability to contain the vehicle on the road side of the restraint system after a collision has occurred at a 20 degree angle;
L1: Proven to withstand collision with a 1.5t car at a minimum speed of 80km/h.
L2: Proven to withstand collision with a 1.5t car at a minimum speed of 110km/h.
H1: Proven to withstand collision with a 13t bus at a minimum speed of 70km/h.
H2: Proven to withstand collision with a 30t heavy goods vehicle at a minimum speed of 65km/h.
b. Working width, defined as the distance between the original position of the restraint system and the road after collision has occurred at a 20 degree angle;
W1: Less than 0.6m.
W2: Less than 0.8m.
W3: Less than 1.00m.
W4: Less than 1.3m.
c. Length, restraint systems must exist at a minimum of 15.00m before the intended hazard is encountered and 7.5m after the end of the intended hazard.
d. Height, restraint systems must be at a minimum of 1.00m tall from base to top, this does not include any underground sections of the restraint system.