Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Japan's approaches to road traffic safety and Introduction of major activities of UN/ECE WP29 Takao

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Japan's approaches to road traffic safety and Introduction of major activities of UN/ECE WP29

Takao ONODA

Director for International Affairs Office,

Engineering Policy Division, MLIT

Transmitted by JapanAttachment to document SGR0-11-12-rev.1

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism JAPAN

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1. Japan's approaches to road traffic safety

2. Introduction of major activities of UN/ECE WP29 2-1. Current status of IWVTA 2-2. Revision of 1958 Agreement

3. Conclusion

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3. Conclusion


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1. Japan's approaches to road traffic safety～ Conclusion(Plenary Meeting)～

1. In order to reduce road traffic accidents, it is important to strengthen measures in the "human", "road" and "vehicle" fields.

2. MLIT considers that every measure should be based on data and scientific analysis.

3. Regarding the measures in the “human” field, the experiment in Indonesia shows the measures using ICT are as effective here as in Japan.

4. Regarding the measures in the “vehicle” field, MLIT has been making the most use of international frameworks including the UN 1958 Agreement which is currently under revision.

5. MLIT would be pleased to sharing the lesson learned from the past experience if so requested.


Analysis of Accidents

Implementation of safety measures

Evaluation of effects

Overview Analysis Specific Analysis

Selection of prospective regulation items Overall study for future measures Assessment of the effect of each

measure

• Enforcement (Type approval and Inspection)

• Issue of safety regulations

Accident Analysis Expert Group Safety Regulation Expert Group

1. Japan's approaches to road traffic safety～ Study process before and after rulemaking ～

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The environment surrounding the traffic community and motor vehicles is drastically changing.

It is important to take safety measures which respond to Japan’s traffic conditions by analyzing the causes of traffic accidents

Reduce Damage to Pedestrians and Cyclists

• Enhance pedestrian protection regulations for motor vehicles• Study the development and promotion of preventive safety technologies

Pedestrians accounts for the majority of deaths. With cyclists, they represent the half of all deaths

Analysis of Accidents



Japan takes several measures to ensure transparency in rulemaking processes

WTO/TBT Notification Procedure (about 60 days)

Publication of a notice on an official website requesting comments on the proposed regulation or amendment

Announce new rulemaking activities through holding symposiums, etc

Domestic ProcedureOverseas 　 Procedure

Publication of the final regulation or amendment

“High Priority Safety Measures and Future Direction of Deployment Policy”Develop & publish mid-long-term plan on rulemaking 　 (priority items and schedule for developing regulations)

Drafting a regulation / amendment to a regulation

Implementation of safety measures


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MLIT had obliged to equip speed limiter （ limit speed: 90km/h ） on large freight vehicle. Subject to obligation: new and in-use vehicles. As the result of obligation to equip speed limiter on large freight vehicle, numbers of fatalities caused

by over speed have been sharply decreased.

Number of accidents

Trend in fatalities by accidents of freight vehicles on high way

Mandatory implementation

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1. Japan's approaches to road traffic safetyEvaluation of effects


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3. Conclusion


UN/ECE/WP.29

Task: Development of roadmap (approved by WP.29 in November 2011)[Chairman] Mr. Gauvin (WP.29 Vice-chairman)[Co-vice-chairmen](1) Mr. Onoda (MLIT-JAPAN) 　⇒　 Preparation of IWVTA (UN R0)

(Technical requirements, types, categories, weights, definition of dimensions, specifications of application procedures, etc. necessary for IWVTA)

(2) Mr. Renders (EU) 　⇒　 Revision of the 1958 Agreement (Quality of rulemaking, type-approval procedure and mutual recognition, conformity of production, qualification of technical services, quorum for adoption of new Regulations and amendments, etc.)

[Technical Secretary] Mr. Oshita (JASIC)[Time of meeting] Friday of the week prior to WP.29 (mostly)[Venue] Paris (mostly)[Members] Any organization that attends WP.29(Currently about 30 members from government and

industry)

IWVTA Informal Group

2. Introduction of major activities of UN/ECE WP29 2-1. Current status of IWVTA


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IWVTA informal Group

Sub-group on the amendment of the 1958 Agreement

Object: This group is to assist the IWVTA informal group in prepare a draft text for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Chairman: Mr. Renders (EU) Secretary: Mr. Oshita (JASIC)

Chairman: Mr. Onoda (JAPAN/MLIT) Secretary: Mr. Oshita (JASIC)Object: This group is to assist the IWVTA informal group in preparing a draft text for UN R0

Sub-group on the new regulation No.0

Organization of subgroup

Final proposal of UN Regulation No.0 on IWVTA as part of the package of amended and new UN Regulations developed by Working Parties (GRs) will be submitted to WP.29 for consideration in June 2015.

The target completion date for the work of the IWVTA Informal Group shall be March 2016.

Roadmap of the revising the 1958 Agreement and establishing IWVTA



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Progress Towards an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval Scheme

Sub-group “UN R0” of IWVTA Informal Group


Excerpt from Informal document No.WP.29-161-17 and WP.29-162-12/Rev.1 transmitted by the representative of Japan as Chairman of IWVTA Sub-group “UN R0”


1. Overview of IWVTA1. UN Regulation No. 0 (UN R0)2. Objective of IWVTA - Who benefits from IWVTA?3. Delivering the Vision and Visualising our Approach4. What IWVTA comprises

2. Issues for WP.29 to note1. Working Assumptions2. Contents of draft UNR0 and its Technical Requirements3. Items for Further Discussion

3. Future evolution of UN R0

Contents of this presentation




1. Overview of IWVTA1. UN Regulation No. 0 (UN R0)2. Objective of IWVTA - Who benefits from IWVTA?3. Delivering the Vision and Visualising our Approach4. What IWVTA comprises



Contents of this presentation




1.1 UN Regulation No. 0 (UN R0)UN R0 seeks to establish an internationally recognised whole vehicle type approval (IWVTA) scheme within the framework of the revised 1958 Agreement.

Mutual recognition of approval at the whole vehicle level

Vehicle type approval not required to be obtained from each country

Vision for IWVTA

Mutual recognition of approval of vehicle systems and parts

Vehicle type approval required to be obtained from each country

Current System




1.2 Objective of IWVTAThe principal objective of IWVTA is expanding the mutual recognition of vehicle systems and components to whole vehicles by:

• Achieving wider acceptance of the vehicle/component type approvals pursuant to the UN Regulations;

• Increasing the transparency of vehicle type approval procedures in the Contracting Parties applying the IWVTA regulation;

• Simplifying procedures and minimizing administrative burdens in obtaining national/regional vehicle type approvals; and

• Providing a flexible approach to help Contracting Parties developing their national new-vehicle approval requirements.




1.3 Who benefits from IWVTA?

Realising the IWVTA objective is beneficial for:

• Governments - in delivering transparent, robust and reliable processes for vehicle type approval.

• Industry - by having access to quicker and more cost efficient type approval; and the potential for easier access to markets applying IWVTA.

• Consumers - who benefit from vehicles meeting uniform and consistent requirements at lower prices.




1.4 Delivering the VisionWe recognise the IWVTA vision cannot be achieved from the very beginning due to:

• the different number of UN Regulations currently applied by Contracting Parties, and

• the different requirements at whole vehicle level operated nationally/regionally.

And so; • in the first version of UN R0 the number of key provisions will

not be sufficient to certify a whole vehicle “partial” IWVTA.• at a future point this “partial” IWVTA should develop into a

complete whole vehicle type approval.• we are not proposing a timescale for delivering this overall

vision.




1.5 What IWVTA comprises

Universal IWVTA (U-IWVTA)

Type approval pursuant to the highest level of stringency of the latest version of the UN Regulations listed in UNR0.

UN-R A.nn

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UniversalIWVTA

UN-R B.nn

UN-R C.nn

UN-R D.nn

UN-R E.nn

UN-R F.nn

IWVTA has 2 different approaches.

UN-R A.nn

IWVTA of limited

recognition

UN-R B.nn-1

UN-R C.nn

UN-R D.nn-2

UN-R E.nn

UN-R F.nn

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IWVTA of limited Recognition (L-IWVTA)Type approval to a lower level of stringency (for some Regulations earlier versions than those specified for U-IWVTA and/or no type approvals)




Contents of this presentation1. Overview of IWVTA

1. UN Regulation No. 0 (UN R0)2. Objective of IWVTA - Who benefits from IWVTA?3. Delivering the Vision and Visualising our Approach4. What IWVTA comprises

2. Issues to note1. Working Assumptions2. Contents of draft UNR0 and its Technical Requirements3. Items for Further Discussion





2.1 Working AssumptionsThe informal group has working assumptions for developing the UNR0;

1. Obligation of Contracting Parties (CPs).• shall accept U-IWVTA even where they do not apply all the UN

Regulations included.• shall accept, for the purpose of issuing an IWVTA, type approvals

correctly issued by other CPs (according to the UN Regulations listed in Annex 4, Section 1), including instances where they do not apply those UN Regulations.

• Shall notify the UN secretariat those UN Regulations where they accept a lower level and/or no approval as part of an IWVTA of limited recognition.




Working assumptions for UNR0(cont’d);

2. Right of CPs.• CPs applying UNR0 will be permitted to issue U-IWVTA and/or IWVTA of

limited recognition provided that they have ‘technical competence’“Having regard to Article 2 of the 1958 Agreement ‘technical competence’ means that a Contracting Party has the capability to verify the compliance of a whole vehicle type with UN Regulation No. 0 based on the component type approvals submitted by the manufacturer in the application, and the ability to confirm that the systems and components are installed pursuant to the individual UN Regulations listed in Annex 4 of UN Regulation No. 0.”

3. Routine updating of UNR0.• Updating UNR0 will be on an annual basis.• Series of Amendments will be used to provide adequate (legal) visibility of

the requirements of the different updates of UNR0.• Developing our thinking on the possibility of a permanent working group to

oversee UNR0.




2.2 Contents of draft UNR0 and its Technical Requirements

Sub-Group “UN R0” (SGR0) finished the first review on the draft UN R0 for the first submission to 162nd WP.29 (March 2014), which is WP.29-162-11.

(http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2014/wp29/WP29-162-11.pdf)

1. Scope2. Definitions3. Application for approval 4. Approval 5. Specifications 6. Tests 7. Modification of vehicle type and extension of approval 8. Conformity of production 9. Penalties for non-conformity of production 10. Production definitely discontinued 11. Names and addresses of Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests

and of Administrative Departments 12. Introductory and transitional provisions 13. Special provisions for Contracting Parties applying this Regulation Annex 1: Communication Document Annex 2: Arrangement of the approval mark Annex 3: Procedures to be followed during IWVTA of vehicles Annex 4: List of requirements for the purpose of IWVTA: List of regulatory acts Annex 5: Information document for the purpose of IWVTA of vehiclesAnnex 6: IWVTA document of fulfilment (DoF) Annex 7: Definition of the vehicle type




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At the 161st WP.29 (November 2013) SGR0 presented two tentative lists:

List A contains those UN Regulations SGR0 proposes to include in the first version of UN R0

List B contains UN Regulations that need revision prior to inclusion into List A (and into UN R0).

At the 162nd WP29(March 2014) SGR0 proposed following process:

(1) WP29 to invite suggestions/comments from CPs on regulations to be included.

(2) Based on these suggestions/comments, SGR0 to review Lists A & B and report back to WP29.

(3) WP29 to consider/endorse the lists and to request Working Parties (GRs) to begin revisions to UN Regulations in list B.

Deciding which UN Regulations to include in UN R0




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Number Topic UN-Regulation1 Retro reflectors 32 Direction indicators 6

3 End-outline, stop, side marker, front/rear position (side) 7

4 Radio interference 105 Door latches + hinges 116 Steering impact 127 Belt anchorages 148 Seats + head restraints 179 Front fog lamps 19

10 Interior fittings 2111 Reversing lamps 2312 External projections 2613 Audible warning signals 2814 Tyres 3015 Light sources 3716 Rear fog lamps 3817 Speedometer 3918 Safety glazing 4319 Headlamp cleaners 4520 Installation of Lighting equipment 48

Number Topic UN-Regulation

21 Tyres 5422 Rear protective devices 5823 Parking lamps 7724 Steering efforts 7925 Engine power 85

26 End-outline, stop, side marker, front/rear position (side) 91

27 Frontal impact 9428 Side impact 9529 Headlamps 9830 Light sources 9931 High voltage 10032 Headlamps 11233 Tyre wet grip/Noise/RR 11734 Cornering lamps 11935 Controls and tell tales 12136 Headlamps 12337 Field of vision 12538 Pedestrian protection 12739 Light sources 128

The technical requirements – The “A” list




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The technical requirements – The “B” listNumber Topic UN-Regulation

1 Rear registration plate lamps 4

2 Braking 13H

3 ESC 13H

4 BA 13H

5 Safety belts 16

6 Fuel tanks 34

7 Integrated child restraints 44

8 Indirect vision devices 46

9 Permissible sound level 51

10 Temporary tires/ TPMS 64

11 CO2 emissions and fuel consumption 101

12 Anti-theft/ immobilizer 116

13 Tyre installation -

14 WLTP -

SGR0 considers that the UN Regulations in List B are significantly important for IWVTA and therefore need to be reviewed by GRs if and how they can be included in draft UN R0.




2.3 Items for Further DiscussionNo Action item

2013 2014

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Meeting scheduleIWVTA informal meeting (IWVTA IG) ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

Sub-group for the revision of the 1958 Agreement (SG58)

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Sub-group for UN R0 (SGR0) ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

UN R0

1.How to decide which UN Regulations to include in UNR0

By June 2015: respective GRs and IWVTA IG will submit the proposal to WP.29

By March 2016:WP29 consider the proposal

“A” list and “B” list ⇒ A ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A

Possible role of SGR0 ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A

Consider in GRs ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒

2.Format of status document (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343) to manage L-IWVTA information

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3.DOF (document of fulfilment) or other alternative method

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By June 2015: IWVTA IG will finalize the draft UN R0 for the submission to WP.29

By March 2016:WP29 consider the proposal

4. Further review of UN R0 draft

Review the UN R0 draft ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A ⇒

Review definitions, Rights and Obligations of CPs ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A

Inclusion of replacement parts for vehicles having a UN R0 approval in para.13

⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A

Simplify para.7 to eliminate significant overlap with Schedule 3 annexed to the revised 1958 Agreement

⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ A

5. Other

Develop thinking on the possibility of a permanent working group to oversee UN R0

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Contents of this presentation1. Overview of IWVTA

1. UN Regulation No. 0 (UN R0)2. Objective of IWVTA - Who benefits from IWVTA?3. Delivering the Vision and Visualising our Approach4. What IWVTA comprises






The major objective of IWVTA is the complete mutual recognition of vehicle type approvals - without any additional national requirements or additional approvals.

To move forward the followings should be addressed after UN R0 is established at March 2016.

- How to increase the number of applicable UN Regulations in Annex 4 - How to reduce national requirements - How to extend the scope to include vehicles other than M1

Ultimate goal

Mar. 2016

XXX. 20XX

Progressive steps

XXX. 20XX




The IWVTA Vision

IWVTA sits over a limited subset of component/system UN approvals, as agreed by the CPs adopting IWVTA through R0

After March 2016

Increased scope of IWVTA, more UN approvals brought into R0, reduced need for national requirements

NationalWVTA

Component/system UN approvals

Check for a complete vehicle against UN approvals and for COP

Remaining National approvals

Check for a complete vehicle against National approvals

and for COP

“partial” IWVTA

Goal for March 2016

NationalWVTA




Check for a complete vehicle against National approvals and for COP

“partial” IWVTA

Ultimate Goal

IWVTA




Check for a complete vehicle against National approvals

and for COP

IWVTA =Nationalapproval




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Transmitted by the representative of the EU, as Chair of the subgroup on the Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement

Informal document No.WP.29-162-10,(162nd session, 11-14 March 2014)

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3. Conclusion

• MLIT would be pleased, if so agreed, to share the lesson learned from the past experience regarding serious traffic accidents and environmental degradation. The lesson could be shared bilaterally through this working group meeting and possible inter-sessional opportunities, and multilaterally in the form of, for example, a workshop or a symposium.

• Regarding International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals, WP.29 invited all representatives including Indonesia to clarify their positions regarding which UN Regulations to be included in UN R0 (the final List A) at its forthcoming June 2014 session.

• Regarding the revision of the 1958 Agreement. Japan considered an increase of the majority threshold for voting, for example from current two-thirds to four-fifths, as essential to attract new Contracting Parties including Indonesia. Australia, Malaysia and Thailand supported this idea. India who is not signatory to the 1958 Agreement also supports this idea.

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