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Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these United Nations Regulations[*]

(Revision 3, including the amendments which entered into force on 14 September 2017)
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Addendum: 150 - Regulation No. 151

  Incorporating by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, all valid text up to:

    Date of entry into force as an annex to the 1958 Agreement: 15 November 2019
    Supplement 1 to the original version of the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 25 September 2020
    Supplement 2 to the original version of the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 9 June 2021
    Supplement 3 to the original version of the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 22 June 2022
    Supplement 4 to the original version of the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 5 June 2023
  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Blind Spot Information System for the Detection of Bicycles

       UN Regulation No. 151
       Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Blind Spot Information System for the Detection of Bicycles
Contents
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 0. Introduction (for information)........................................ 9
 1. Scope........................................................ 10
 2. Definitions.................................................... 10
 3. Application for approval........................................... 12
 4. Approval..................................................... 12
 5. Specifications.................................................. 13
 6. Test procedure.................................................. 17
 7. Modification of vehicle type and extension of approval....................... 21
 8. Conformity of production........................................... 21
 9. Penalties for non-conformity of production............................... 21
 10.Production definitively discontinued.................................... 22
 11.Names and addresses of the Technical Services responsible
for conducting approval tests, and of Type Approval Authorities................. 22
 Appendix 1...................................................... 23

Annexes
 1 Communication................................................. 26
 2 Arrangements of approval marks...................................... 28
 3 Procedure to define performance requirements for test cases
other than those shown in the test case table............................... 29
 4 Alternative Blind Spot Information Dynamic Test........................... 31
  Appendix: Envelopes and their dedicated points............................ 33

0. Introduction (for information)
0.1. Turning manoeuvres involving collisions between trucks turning right and cyclists, typically occurring at lower driving speeds or standstill, usually have serious consequences for vulnerable road users (VRU). In the past, the safety of VRU was raised by an improvement of the truck driver's vision by increasing the number of mirrors and by equipping trucks with side underrun protection. Since turning accidents still happen and driver assistance systems have been introduced in a lot of vehicle segments, it is obvious to use such assistance systems for avoiding accidents between turning trucks and cyclists.
0.2. Theoretical considerations show that the criticality of traffic situations involving heavy vehicles and bicycles can be significant due to misunderstanding of the situation be the vehicle operators. In some cases, the increase can occur so suddenly that a high-intensive warning, intended to generate a driver reaction to the situation after