Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 105/00 – Blind Spot Information Systems) 2023 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 105/00 – Blind Spot Information Systems) 2023

I, CATHERINE KING, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

Dated 14 September 2023

[SIGNED]

Catherine King

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

CONTENTS

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS....................................3 2. FUNCTION...................................................3 3. APPLICABILITY..............................................3 4. DEFINITIONS.................................................5 5. REQUIREMENTS..............................................5 6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES................5 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS...................................6 APPENDIX A........................................................7

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 1. Name of Standard 1. This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 105/00 – Blind Spot Information Systems) 2023. 2. This standard may also be cited as the Australian Design Rule 105/00 – Blind Spot Information Systems, the Australian Design Rule 105/00, or ADR 105/00. 2. Commencement 1. This standard commences on the day after it is registered.

2. FUNCTION 1. The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for Blind Spot Information Systems (BSIS) fitted to medium and heavy goods vehicles, to inform the driver of a possible collision with a bicycle on the near side and therefore avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision between a turning vehicle and a bicyclist.