Benefits for Australia of the introduction of an ADR on pedestrian protection

This report compares the sales-weighted passive safety performance of the Australian
and European new car fleets in relevant pedestrian impact tests, based on test reports
from EuroNCAP and ANCAP. These testing programs use very similar tests to those
prescribed by the European Directive on pedestrian safety and a proposed Global
Technical Regulation. This comparison showed that the level of pedestrian protection of
the new car fleet in Australia is inferior to that of the new car fleet in Europe, and the
difference is associated with the introduction of the first phase requirements of the
Directive in Europe.

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