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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACTMotor Vehicle Safety RegulationsStandard 219219. (1) In this section, "daylight opening" or "DLO" means the maximum unobstructed opening through the glazing surface including reveal or garnish mouldings adjoining the surface, as measured parallel to the outer surface of the glazing material; "protected zone" means the space displayed in Figure 1 to this section and enclosed as set out in subsection (5); "protected zone template" means a template cut or formed from type DB, cut cell styrofoam to the dimensions of the protected zone. (2) This section does not apply in respect of (a) any vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 4 536 kg ; or (b) a vehicle having a forward control configuration, a walk-in van or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield. (3) Where a vehicle that is prepared in accordance with subsection (6) is travelling longitudinally forward at any speed up to and including 48 km/h (30 mph) and impacts a fixed collision barrier that is perpendicular to the line of travel of the vehicle, there shall be no penetration (a) of the protected zone template to any depth in excess of 6 mm (1/4 inch) by any part of the vehicle outside the occupant compartment, other than windshield mouldings or other components designed to be normally in contact with the windshield; or (b) of the inner surface of that portion of the windshield within the DLO below the protected zone by any part of the vehicle outside the occupant compartment, other than windshield mouldings or other components designed to be normally in contact with the windshield. (4) The lower edge of the protected zone displayed in Figure 1 to this section shall be determined as follows: (a) place a 165 mm (6.5 inches) diameter rigid sphere having a mass of 6.8 kg (15 lbs.) in such a position that it simultaneously contacts the inner surface of the windshield glazing and the surface of the instrument panel, including any padding, and if the positioning of the sphere is obstructed by steering controls or other accessories or equipment, such accessories or equipment may be removed while the sphere is being positioned; (b) draw the locus of points on the inner surface of the windshield contacted by the sphere across the width of the instrument panel and from the outermost of those points and extend the locus line horizontally to the edges of the glazing material; (c) draw a line on the inner surface of the windshield below and at a distance of 13 mm (1/2 inch) from the locus line drawn in accordance with paragraph (b); and (d) project the line drawn in accordance with paragraph (c) longitudinally on the outer surface of the windshield and the resulting line is the lower edge of the protected zone. (5) The protected zone displayed in Figure 1 to this section is the space enclosed by (a) the outer surface of the windshield; (b) the locus of points 76 mm (3 inches) outward along perpendiculars drawn to each point on the outer surface of the windshield; and (c) the locus of lines forming a 45 degree angle with the outer surface of the windshield at each point along the top and side edges of the outer surface of the windshield and the lower edge of the protected zone determined by subsection (4) in the plane perpendicular to the edge at that point. (6) Every vehicle shall, prior to the impact described in subsection (3), be loaded in accordance with subsection (7) or (8), whichever is applicable, and prepared in such a way that (a) the protected zone template is affixed to the windshield so that it delineates the protected zone and remains affixed throughout the crash test; (b) the hood, hood latches and any other hood retention components are engaged; (c) adjustable cowl tops or other adjustable panels in front of the windshield are in the position used under normal operating conditions when the windshield wiping system is not in use; (d) the parking brake is disengaged and the transmission is in neutral; (e) the tires are inflated to the vehicle manufacturer's specifications; and (f) the fuel tank is filled to any level from 90 to 95 per cent of capacity with Stoddard solvent, having the physical and chemical properties of type 1 solvent, as set out in Table 1 of the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard D.484-71 "Standards Specification for Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvents". (7) For the purpose of subsection (6), a passenger car with test devices and instrumentation shall be loaded to the unloaded vehicle mass with the fuel tank filled as specified in paragraph (6)(f) and the following shall be added to the load: (a) the vehicle rated cargo and luggage capacity mass, secured in the luggage area; and (b) the appropriate number of anthropomorphic test devices, as specified in subsection (9), restrained only by means that are installed in the vehicle for protection at their seating positions. (8) For the purpose of subsection (6), a multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus, with test devices and instrumentation and the fuel tank filled as specified in paragraph (6)(f) shall be loaded to the unloaded vehicle mass or 2 500 kg (5,500 lbs.), whichever is the lesser, except that this mass shall not include the mass of any work performing accessories, and the following shall be added to the load: (a) the vehicle rated cargo and luggage capacity mass or 140 kg (300 lbs.), whichever is the lesser, secured to the vehicle and distributed so that the mass on each axle as measured at the tireground interface is in proportion to its GAWR, except that if the mass on any axle, when the vehicle is loaded to the unloaded vehicle mass plus anthropomorphic test device mass, exceeds the axle's proportional share of the test mass, the remaining mass shall be placed so that the mass on that axle remains the same; and (b) the appropriate number of anthropomorphic test devices, as specified in subsection (9), restrained only by means that are installed in the vehicle for protection at their seating positions. (9) A 50th percentile male anthropomorphic test device shall be provided at each front outboard designated seating position and at any other position whose protection system is required to be tested using an anthropomorphic test device in accordance with the provisions of section 208 of this schedule.
![]() FIGURE 1: WINDSHIELD PROTECTED ZONE Established bySOR/81-665 20 August, 1981 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective January 1, 1982. amended by 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 subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force September 1, 1997. Subsection 219(2) of Schedule IV. 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 Paragraph 219(2)(a) of Schedule IV. |
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