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applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.

              2.                                  This ADR does not apply to 'Route Service Omnibuses', or omnibuses with less than 17 'Seats' including the driver and crew, or vehicles in which all passenger 'Seats' have a 'Reference Height' of less than 1.0 metre.

              3.                                  Vehicles certified to the requirements of an acceptable prior rule, as shown below in the Applicability Table for a particular category, are deemed to comply with this rule.

          3. Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code                              UNECE Category Code  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                   N/A
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                   N/A
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                   N/A
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   N/A
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5                   N/A
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                   N/A
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   N/A
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                   N/A
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                         N/A
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                         N/A
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                         1 July 1995             nil
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                         1 July 1995             nil
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                   1 July 1994               nil
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                   N/A
Medium goods vehicle               NB                                             N2                   N/A
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                                             N3                   N/A
Very light trailer                 TA                                             O1                   N/A
Light trailer                      TB                                             O2                   N/A
Medium trailer                     TC                                             O3                   N/A
Heavy trailer                      TD                                             O4                   N/A

4.                                          DEFINITIONS

4.1.                                    Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.

5.                                          REQUIREMENTS

5.1.                                    All 'Seats' with a 'Reference Height' greater than 1.0 metre, other than driver's 'Seat', must meet the requirements set out in this rule.

5.2.                                    Seat Strength

5.2.1.                              Each 'Seat' must, when tested according to the requirements in clause 7 or Appendixes 1 and 2, protect restrained occupants from injury by impacting the 'Seat' back or other structure forward of the 'Seat' .

5.2.2.                              In the case of dynamic tests conducted in accordance with the requirements of clause 7 and the injury criteria determined in accordance with clause 9:

5.2.2.1.                        the head injury criterion must be less than 1000; and

5.2.2.2.                        the thorax injury criterion must be less than 590 m/s2; and

5.2.2.3.                        the femur injury criterion must be less than 10  kN; and

5.2.2.4.                        the compression deflection of the sternum relative to the spine must not exceed 76 mm; and

5.2.2.5.                        no part of the trunk or the head of the dummy in the rearmost 'Seat' is to pass beyond the transverse vertical plane situated at 1.6  m from 'H-Point' of the rearmost 'Seat' in the test.

5.2.2.6.                        there must be no failure