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Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more). Standard 203

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 203



Driver Impact Protection

203. (1) Subject to subsection (2), when the steering control system of a vehicle is impacted by a body block in accordance with SAE Recommended Practice J944, Steering Control System-Passenger Car-Laboratory Test Procedure (June 1980), at a relative velocity of 24.1 km/h, the impact force developed on the chest of the body block and transmitted to the steering control system shall not exceed 11.1 kN, except for intervals with a cumulative duration that does not exceed three milliseconds.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to vehicles that meet the frontal crash requirements of section 208 by means other than seat belt assemblies or to trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles or buses with a GVWR greater than 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds) or to walk-in van.

(3) The steering control system of a vehicle shall be constructed in such a manner that, during normal driving manoeuvres, no component or attachment, including any horn actuating mechanism and trim hardware, is capable of catching the clothing, watch, rings, bracelets, other than bracelets with loosely attached or dangling members, or other jewellery of the driver.

Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.

amended by

SOR/79-719 9 October, 1979 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Section 203 of Schedule IV.

SOR/83-138 4 February, 1983 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective 1 September, 1983

Subsections 203(1) and (2) of Schedule IV.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER M-10 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985.

SOR/90-387 28 June, 1990 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety, Act, effective September 1, 1991.

Subsection 203(2) by substituting the expression "walk-in van-typetruck" for the expression "walk-in van type truck".

SOR/94-291 14 April,1994 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Subsections 203(1) of Schedule IV.

SOR/94-692 7 November, 1994 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 203(1) of Schedule IV.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER 16 OF THE STATUTES OF CANADA, 1993.

SOR/97-201 15 April, 1997 pursuant to section 5 and paragraph 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force September 1, 1997

The expression "walk-in van-type truck" in subsection 203(2) of Schedule IV is replaced with "walk-in van".

SOR/97-421 28 August, 1997 pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force August 28, 1997

Subsection 203(2) of Schedule IV.


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