Towards RRS Updated Standards for Testing

ongoing

This project is a proposal for Topic 4 - SMP-STAND-2024-ESOS-03-IBA Development of assessment methodology for road restraint systems. The objective of this proposed project is primarily to provide a technical contribution in support of the Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 and CPR Acquis. The aim of this work is to provide technical inputs for the revision of the CEN EN 1317 series and other related documents in relation to the future Standardization Request destined to replace M/111 and the systematic review of voluntary standards and other Technical Specifications , in particular: • EN 1317-5:2007+A2:2012 (harmonized standard related to road restraint systems) • EN 1317-1:2010 (terminology and general criteria for test methods) • EN 1317-2:2010 (safety barriers) • EN 1317-3:2010 (crash cushions) • CEN/TS 17342:2019 (motorcyclist protection systems) • CEN/TS 1317-7:2023 (terminals) • CEN/TS 1317-9:2023 (removable barriers sections) • CEN/TR 1317-10:2023 (transitions) • EN 16303 (validation and verification of models for virtual testing) • Guidelines for the use of EN 1317 Note: No benefits or effects are foreseen regarding CEN/TR 16949:2016 (Pedestrian parapets) due to the vastly different assessment methods and simpler, less onerous testing that do not require the use of road vehicles. The work will include full scale testing, calculation using modelling and calculation aided by testing (complementary approach). Full scale crash tests, virtual testing and calculations will serve as prenormative work. The project will involve regulators at European level dealing with road safety, stakeholders, test houses, certification bodies, and manufacturers of road restraint systems and manufacturers of vehicles through the existing liaison between CEN/TC 226 and CEN/TC 301 “Road vehicles”.