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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 8/01 – Safety Glazing Material) 2005

              Compilation: 3 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 8/01 – Safety Glazing Material) 2005 Amendment 3)

              Compilation Date: 1 July 2015

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Infrastructure and
                   Regional Development.

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions.............................................3
2. SCOPE........................................................3
3. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION........................3
4. DEFINITIONS..................................................4
5. General REQUIREMENTS........................................4
6. EXEMPTIONS.................................................4
7. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...................5
8. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................6
Appendix A...........................................................8
COMPLIATION NOTES................................................180

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                  NAME OF STANDARD
                  1.                            This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 8/01 – Safety Glazing Material) 2005.
                  2.                            This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 8/01 — Safety Glazing Material.
              2.                                  COMMENCEMENT
                  1.                            This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
          2. SCOPE
         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify the performance requirements of material used for external or internal glazing in motor vehicles which will ensure adequate visibility under normal operating conditions, will minimise obscuration when shattered, and will minimise the likelihood of serious injury if a person comes in contact with the broken glazing material.
3.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.1.                                    Applicability Summary
3.1.1.                              This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
3.1.2.                              Provided that they comply with the requirements for laminated safety glass in windscreens and, where appropriate, comply with AS 2080-1983 or JIS R 3211-1985, vehicles certified to the requirements of any of the "Acceptable Prior Rules" as shown below in the Applicability Table for a particular category are deemed to comply with this national standard.

3.2.                                    Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code [*]  UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                     L1                     1 March 1994              /00 [1]
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                     L2                     1 March 1994              /00 1
Motor cycle                        LC                     L3                     1 March 1994              /00 1
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                     L4                     1 March 1994              /00 1
Motor tricycle                     LE                     L5                     1 March 1994              /00 1
Passenger car                      MA                     M1                     1 Jan 1994                /00 1
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                     M1                     1 Jan 1994                /00 1
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                     M1                     1 Jan 1994                /00 1
Light omnibus                      MD                     M2                     1 July 1994               /00 1
Heavy omnibus                      ME                     M3                     1 July 1994               /00 1
Light goods vehicle                NA                     N1                     1 July 1994               /00 1
Medium goods vehicle               NB                     N2                     1 July 1994               /00 1
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                     N3                     1 July 1994               /00 1
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 paragraph 2 of Appendix A.
4.2.                                    Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design