Reaffirmed 2022

1. SCOPE

This standard specifies the requirements of survival space for the protection of occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle of categories N and L7-N as defined in IS 14272 : 2011 ‘Automotive vehicles - Types - Terminology’ which are intended for the carriage of goods. It does not apply to agricultural tractors and machinery and construction equipment vehicles.

2. REFERENCES

2.1 The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.

9211 : 2003 Terms and definitions of weights of road vehicles other than 2 wheelers

11849 : 1986 Method of determination of centre of gravity of automotive vehicles

13749 : 2009 Automotive vehicles - Procedure for determining the “H” point and the torso angle for 50th percentile adult male in seating positions of motor vehicles (first revision)

14272 : 2011 Automotive vehicles - Types - Terminology

AIS 096 Requirements for behavior of steering mechanism of a vehicle in a head on collision

AIS 098 Requirements for the protection of the occupants in the event of an offset frontal collision

ECE Regulation No. 94 Rev.2 Amd.2 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision