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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 29/0029/00 – Side Door Strength Side Door Strength) 20062006 Compilation 1

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 29/00 – Side Door Strength) 2006 Amendment 1)

              Compilation Date: 19 September 2007

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Transport and Regional Services.

CONTENTS

A. legislative provisions..............................................

A.1. NAME OF STANDARD...........................................

A.2. COMMENCEMENT..............................................

A.3. REPEAL.......................................................

B. SCOPE.........................................................

C. APPLICABILITY................................................

29.0. DEFINITIONS...................................................

29.1. REQUIREMENTS................................................

29.2. TEST PROCEDURE..............................................

29.3. DETERMINATION OF CRUSH RESISTANCE........................

29.4. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.....................................

29.5. EXEMPTION FROM TEST REQUIREMENTS........................

Compilation NOTES.....................................................

         A. legislative provisions

         A.1. NAME OF STANDARD

         A.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 29/00 – Side Door Strength) 2006.

         A.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 29/00 — Side Door Strength.

         A.2. COMMENCEMENT

         A.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

         A.3. REPEAL

         A.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 29/00 — Side Door Strength that is:

               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

          (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

         A.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 29/00 — Side Door Strength, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument, or amendments to vehicle standards made by that instrument, that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.

         B. SCOPE

         The function of this Design Rule is to specify strength and stiffness requirements for side doors of passenger cars which can be used for occupant access to reduce intrusion into the passenger compartment as a result of side impact.

         C. APPLICABILITY

C.1. Applicability Summary

         C.1.1 This ADR applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table hereunder.

         C.1.2. For NA vehicles, applicability of this rule is limited to vehicles having two-wheel drive, which are not 'Forward Control Vehicles', and have front row 'Seats' only.

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
                                      LEM                                  N/A
                                      LEP                                  1 July 1992               Nil
                                      LEG                                  N/A
Passenger car                      MA                 M1                   1 July 1988               Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                 M1                   1 July 1996               Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                 M1                   1 July 1997               Nil
Light omnibus                      MD                 M2                   N/A
Heavy omnibus                      ME                 M3                   N/A
Light goods vehicle                NA1                N1**                 1 July 1997*              Nil
Light goods vehicle                NA2                N1                   N/A
Medium goods vehicle               NB