IMMA position on the draft Horizontal Regulation
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IMMA position on the draft Horizontal Regulation
Dr NM Rogers
Informal document No. WP.29-144-24(144th WP.29 session, 11-14 March 2008, agenda item 4.3.1.)
Informal document No. GRSG-94-10
(94th GRSG. 21-24 April 2008
Agenda item 19.1)
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New moped definition
IMMA considers the proposal to set the maximum speed of mopeds at 45 km/h inappropriate for the following reasons:
• The <50cc + < 50 km/h moped is a basic part of the ECE structure and includes all other definitions
• The proposal will reclassify 1.5 million production mopeds as motorcycles (EU = 0.4 million)
• No technical justification given for this change
• It would conflict with legislation in at least Brazil, Russia, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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L6 and L7 category vehicles
(Quadricycles and ATVs)
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History – the “voiturettes”
Ligier
Isetta
The origins of the “Quadricycle” are in Europe
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Quadricycles - standard
These vehicles only exist in the EU (and some in Russia), nowhere else
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Quadricycles – body?
A wide variety of vehicles cannot be defined easily
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Quadricycles - leisure
Unclear border between registration and off-highway use
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Quadricycles - utility
Commercial vehicles are/will be difficult to define
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Golf cartsNeighborhoud Electric Vehicles (NEV)
• Are not considered L6-L7 in the EU (but some could be if “tweaked”?)• Are “registered” for use in enclosed community areas (USA)
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Concepts: all European developments
Narrow car company
Piaggio P104 BertoneGG Quad
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Concepts/Near Fits
ITRE eCooter
Peugeot Quark FCV
• How far will industry/authorities want to stretch the definitions?
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ATV
• The ATV is not unique to Europe, but its homologation/registration is.• This is an example of how the L6-L7 category has been “extended” beyond the original concept.
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ATV – side-effects
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Considerations
• L6-L7 were developed in and for Europe • If further developed in ECE, these categories will
be used (abused?) to bring all kind of vehicles onto the road.
• Better for the ECE to be for vehicles that are used everywhere (Cars, PTWs, Trucks)
• Vehicles outside these criteria are better regulated at regional level, this includes L6-L7.
• Some Contracting Parties will not accept ECE Regulations which include L6 and L7 vehicles.
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Conclusions
• Quadricycles and ATVs are not motorcycles
• There is no industrial interest in trying to harmonise at the ECE level
• ATVs are not intended for road use
• If quadricycles and ATVs come to the ECE, they should be separated from the existing L-category vehicles