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countries implement
40
7 or 8 of the priority UN vehicle safety standards
countries apply 0 or 1 of
124
the 8 priority UN vehicle safety standards
• Vehicle safety features such as electronic stability control and advanced braking make a substantial contribution to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries.
• Despite these potential benefits, not all new and used vehicles are required to be equipped with these and other internationally recognized vehicle safety standards.
• New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAPs) have proved highly effective in raising levels of vehicle safety significantly above minimum regulatory requirements.
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40 countries representing 1 billion people, have implemented at least 7 or all of the 8 priority UN vehicle safety standards.
Vehicle safety is increasingly critical to the prevention of crashes and h s ee sh t c tri ute t su st ti reducti s i the u er de ths d seri us i uries the r ds e tures such s e ectr ic stability control and advanced braking are examples of vehicle safety standards that can prevent a crash from occurring or reduce the severity i uries espite these p te ti e efits t e d used ehic es re re uired t e e uipped ith i ter ti rec i ed safety standards i ht ehic e s et st d rds h e ee pri riti ed r i p e e t ti c u tries
e ie t e up e ehic e s et regulations
s sh i i ure pr ress ith upt e the ei ht pri rit ehic e s et st d rds h s ee er i ited si ce the st re ie
d te only i hi h i c e c u tries h e i p e e ted se e r ei ht these st d rds e e c u tries pp t t si st d rds and pp e r e the st d rds i ce the
st re ie one dditi c u tr di is applying the front and side i p ct pr tecti st d rd One ther c u tr si has applied the e ectr ic st i it c tr re u ti r
Figure 14: Countries implementing priority UN safety standards for vehicles, 2018
0 50 100 150
Number of countries
7 or 8 2 to 6 0 or 1
40
11
124
the pre i us rep rt pri rit st d rds ere ide tified dditi st d rd r t rc c e ti c r i s ste s h s ee i c uded i this rep rt
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re ti t the t rc c e ti c r i s ste s u er c u tries ith hi h us e t rc c es re r i e i p e e ti re u ti s re uiri the use r c i ed
r i s ste s r t rc c es s sh i e st
the c u tries i p e e ti these re u ti s re uire s ste s r ehic es re ter th cc hi d r i re uire r ehic es re ter th cc d cc respecti e hich e s that a large number of motorcycles and e-bikes are excluded from this re uire e t ith the e cepti r i h e pr isi s t e te d the re uire e ts r used t rc c es re d i circu ti i circu ti re uiri the t e retr fitted s e s
r e t rc c es
Table 4: Motorcycle ABS regulation, 2018
Countries Motorcycle ABS regulation Note
EU r e t pes cc
s / d r e isti
t pes cc s /
cc c h e r fitted
Japan r e t pes cc
s / d r e isti
t pes cc s /
cc c h e r fitted
India r e t pes cc
s / d r e isti
t pes cc s /
cc c h e r fitted
China r e t pes cc
s / d r e isti
t pes cc s /
cc d t r both front and rear
hee cc d
cc r
Brazil r e t pes cc
r p up r
cc c h e
r fitted r d
bikes excluded
Australia r e t pes cc
r / d r e isti
t pes cc r /
cc c h e r
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Review of consumer information programme progress:
The UN General Assembly has recommended the implementation
of new car assessments as a means of improving vehicle safety
(76). New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAPs) have proved
highly effective in raising levels of vehicle safety significantly above
minimum regulatory requirements. NCAPs typically carry out safety
ratings for crashworthiness to promote occupant and pedestrian
protection and crash avoidance through crash tests and technology
assessments (77).
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Figure 15: Countries applying UN vehicle safety standards, 2018
Meets 7 or 8 international vehicle standards Meets 2 to 6 international vehicle standards Meets 0 or 1 international vehicle standard
Not applicable Data not available
Box 9: Priority UN vehicle safety standards
r t i p ct pr tecti d side i p ct pr tecti d e sure th t c rs ithst d the i p cts r t d side i p ct cr sh he tested t cert i speeds hese cr sh rthi ess re u ti s he p t pr tect ccup ts ithst d the i p ct r t d side i p ct cr shes
ectr ic st i it c tr pre e ts s iddi d ss c tr i c ses er steeri r u dersteeri d is e ecti e t reduci cr shes d s i i es t is e ecti e i idi si e c r d r er cr shes reduci th t d seri us i uries
edestri r t pr tecti pr ides s ter u pers d difies the r t e ds ehic es e re es u ecess ri ri id structures th t c reduce the se erit pedestri i p ct ith c r
e t e ts d se t e t ch r es e sure th t se t e ts re fitted i ehic es he the re u ctured d sse ed d th t the se t e t ch r p i ts c
ithst d the i p ct i curred duri cr sh t i i i e the ris e t s ipp e d e sure th t p sse ers c e s e re ed r their se ts i there is cr sh
hi d restr i ts e sure th t the chi d se t is i p ce ith the du t se t e t d th t O chi d restr i t ch r e p i ts re fitted t secure the restr i t
t rc c e ti c r i s ste s he p the rider i t i c tr duri
e er e c r i situ ti d reduce the i e ih d r d tr fic cr sh d
su se ue t i ur
Box 10: Establishing new e-bike standards in China
hi i e ther c u tries is seei sur e i the use e i es s e esti tes i dic te th t there re i i such ehic es i use ti three i i hich c
e u d i ei i s the ture e i es h s e ed the e isti st d rds est ished i re er re e t d s resu t e i es s d d used i hi re t st d rdi ed ith ut ppr pri te st d rd ehic es re ei u ctured d s d s e i es he the re esse ti t rc c es th t re c p e i /h r ster e er the re tre ted s ic c es d thus he et re uire e ts d speed i its re t i p sed
s such the use i e es d tp ths desi ed r d used t rised users e st d rd s issued i i t i pr e the re u ti e i es d putti e d t the pr ctice t rc c es p ssi r e i es his st d rd is ei ph sed i c e ci i pri ehic e th t eets the e st d rd hich is i ed ith i ter ti pr ctice ith speed i it /h i e c sidered ic c e d t su ect t re istr ti ice si r he et re uire e ts h se e i es t eeti th t st d rd i e tre ted s t rc c es d su ect t he et s d ice si re uire e ts s the rit e i es i circu ti re i e t e st d rd this st d rd c ses ph e th t ed i i s t rc c e riders t t e r he et
urce ectric ic c es e er ech ic e uire e ts ectric ic c es e er ech ic e uire e ts
Box 11: Vehicle safety standards in India
di is the urth r est ehic e pr ducer i the r d d pp ies e ehic e s et st d rds t p sse er c rs d t rc c es i depe de t cr sh tests c rried ut
s er rs r di i iti ti e re e ed th t s e di s t p se i de s u d i the s r t i p ct cr sh test urther tests t hi her speed s resu ted i er st r r ti s i dic ti hi h ris t r seri us i ur
the di er e t u ced the pp ic ti e re u ti s c siste t ith the st d rds r r t d side i p ct d s pedestri pr tecti r e c r de s the use r t d side cr sh tests c e i t rce r Oct er d i pp t e c rs r Oct er he pedestri pr tecti re u ti r e de s c e i t rce
r Oct er d i pp t e c rs r Oct er dditi e c rs re
re uired t h e ir s fitted s st d rd d t h e speed r i de ice e /h
he c i ti the e re u ti s d the er rs r di pr ect is r isi c su er demand for key features such as airbags and acting as a strong catalyst for improved safety desi the ut i e i dustr e de s re the r et th t t c p
ith the e st d rds ut s chie e d sc res i c udi de th t chie ed ur st rs i tests th t re re stri e t he pr ducti der desi s c rs th t c t p ss the e cr sh tests such s the t hich recei ed er st rs i
s first r u d tests i is ei ph sed ut he e t ch e e r di
is t cce er te use e ectr ic st i it c tr hich is curre t fitted i er e
p sse er c rs r d ide ut t ess th e c rs i di
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