Safety Regulations

ECE-R94 (Frontal Impact) and ECE-R95 (Side Impact) regulations

The ECE regulations are defined by the UNECE organisation. The ECE-R94 regulation is defined as UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO THE PROTECTION OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION. The regulation can be found in: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/r094r1e.pdf.

The ECE-R95 regulation is defined as UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO THE PROTECTION OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A LATERAL COLLISION. The regulation can be found in: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/r095e.pdf.

FMVSS-208 (Occupant crash protection) and FMVSS-214 (Side impact protection) regulations

The FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehical Safety Standards and Regulations has defined the FMVSS-208 for frontal impact and the FMVSS-214 for side impact. The regulations can be found in: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/ , title 49 - Transportation, Part 571 - Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards (FMVSS). From there the protocol can be selected.

IIHS-Frontal and IIHS-Side regulations

Protocol Rating supports the Frontal and Side regulations as defined by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). The protocols can be found in http://www.iihs.org/ratings/frontal_test_info.html for frontal tests and http://www.iihs.org/ratings/side_test_info.html for side tests.