Informal document No. GRSG-97-31 (97th GRSG, 20 – 23 October 2009 agenda item 13) Proposal for draft amendments to the Regulation on Driver’s Forward Field of Vision (ECE 125) 1

Analysis of the current regulation ECE 125 in the case of a steering wheel at the 1° plan Section A-A Presence of the steering wheel permits the use of the blue zone 1° 4° Absence of the steering wheel forbits the use of the red zone Z A X V2 1° 4° A Steering wheel in its regulatory position Instrument panel

Analysis of the current regulation ECE 125 in the case of a steering wheel between 1° and 4° planes Section A-A Presence of the steering wheel permits the use of the blue zone 1° 4° Z A Absence of the steering wheel forbids the use of the red zone X V2 1° 4° A Steering wheel in its regulatory position Instrument panel

Analysis of the current regulation ECE 125 in the case of a steering wheel at the 4° plan Section A-A 1° Absence of the steering wheel forbids the use of the red zone 4° Z A X V2 1° 4° A Steering wheel in its regulatory position Instrument panel

Analysis of the current regulation ECE 125 in the case of a steering wheel below the 4° plan Below to 4°, there is no relationship between the steering wheel position and the instrument panel Section A-A 1° Absence of the steering wheel forbids the use of the red zone 4° Z A X V2 1° 4° A Steering wheel in its regulatory position Instrument panel

Proposed amendment to regulation ECE 125 Proposal : De-activing the relationship between the steering wheel position and the instrument panel between the 1° and 4° planes Steering wheel in its regulatory position Blue zone can be used when amendment is adopted Z A X V2 1° 4° A Instrument panel illustration

Proposed amendment to regulation ECE 125 Summary of the proposal 1° Plane Current Text Proposal 4° Plane Dans le commentaire en bleu «  La décorrélation du volant avec le tableau de bord entre les plans à 1° et à 4° permet d’accroître la zone d’informations utiles pour le conducteur », il faudrait rajouter « …pour le conducteur dans l’axe du champ de vision » Si non, il est toujours possible d’accroître la zone d’informations utiles à droite et à gauche sous les 4°. Obstruction currently permitted When information is raised up, dashboard is limitedto 4° When information is raised up, dashboard is limited to 1° (restricted to 20% ostruction) De-activating the relationship permits to increase the information area for the drive