Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 55/00 – Headlamps for Motor Cycles) 2006 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 55/00 – Headlamps for Motor Cycles) 2006

Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Lighting Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1)

Compilation Date: 20 January 2023

Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts CONTENTS

0. legislative provisions.............................................3 1. SCOPE........................................................3 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION........................3 3. DEFINITIONS..................................................3 4. REQUIREMENTS...............................................3 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.................3 6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...................4 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................4 8. NOTES........................................................4 APPENDIX A.........................................................5 COMPILATION NOTES...............................................43

0. legislative provisions 0.1. NAME OF STANDARD 0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 55/00 – Headlamps for Motor Cycles) 2006. 0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 55/00 — Headlamps for Motor Cycles. 1. SCOPE 1. This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the photometric requirements for headlamps which are provided for motor cycles and other L-group vehicles treated as such. 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION 1. The circumstances under which headlamps for motorcycles are mandatory, optional or prohibited are set out in either ADRs 19/… or 67/… 3. DEFINITIONS 1. Refer to paragraph 2 of Appendix A. 4. REQUIREMENTS 1. Headlamps fitted to vehicles in accordance with ADRs 19/... or 67/... and required to comply with this ADR must comply with either: a) The technical requirements of Appendix A as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements; or b) One of the alternative standards set out in part 7. Alternative Standards. 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 5.1. The following provisions of appendix A do not apply. 5.1.1. Scope (including footnote 1) Section 3 Application for approval of a headlamp Section 4 Markings Section 5 Approval Section 8 Provisions concerning coloured lenses and filters Section 9 Transitional provisions Section 10 Conformity of production – partial (for particular deletions to the section refer to paragraph 5.1.2) Section 11 Penalties for non conformity of production Section 12 Production definitely discontinued Section 13 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments Annexes Annex 1 Communication concerning the approval (or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued) of a type of headlamp pursuant to Regulation No. 57 Annex 2 Arrangements of approval marks 5.1.2. Paragraphs 2.3 and 3.3 in Annex 7. 6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The following general requirements are supplementary to the requirements of Appendix A: 6.1. The requirements and procedures set out in Annexes 6 and 7 of Appendix A are acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the technical requirements of this rule. 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS 7.1. The technical requirements of any of the editions of United Nations Regulation No. 57 - UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF HEADLAMPS FOR MOTOR CYCLES AND VEHICLES TREATED AS SUCH. 7.2. The technical requirements of United Nations Regulation No. 72/00 – UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF HEADLAMPS FOR MOTORCYCLES EMITTING AN ASYMMETRICAL PASSING AND A DRIVING BEAM AND EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN HEADLAMPS (HS1). 7.3. The technical requirements of JIS D5500-1995 "Lighting and Signalling Equipment for Automobiles" FOR ASYMMETRIC Grade C1 headlamps and 7.4. The technical requirements of SAE J584, December 1983 or SAE J584, April 1964 "Motorcycle Headlamps 8. NOTES 8.1. In place of Regulation No 48 where referenced in Appendix A, read ADR 13/00. 8.2. In place of Regulation No 37 where referenced in Appendix A, read ADR 51/00. 8.3. In place of Regulation No 53 where referenced in Appendix A, read ADR 19/02. APPENDIX A