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Effective Date: December 9, 2006
Mandatory Compliance Date: June 9, 2007
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Technical Standards Document
Number 500, Revision 1
Low-Speed Vehicles
(Ce
document est aussi disponible en français.)
Introduction
As defined by section
12 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, a Technical Standards Document
(TSD) is a document that reproduces an enactment of a foreign government
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(Original signed by)
Director, Standards Research and Development
for the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities
Ottawa, Ontario
Technical Standards Document
Number 500, Revision 1
LOW-SPEED VEHICLES
The text of this document is based on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 500, Low Speed Vehicles, as published in the U.S. Code
of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 571, revised as of October
1, 2005.
S1. Scope
This Technical Standards Document (TSD) standard specifies
requirements for low-speed vehicles.
S2. Purpose
The purpose of this TSD standard is to ensure
that low-speed vehicles operated on the public streets and roads,
and highways are equipped with the minimum motor vehicle equipment
appropriate for motor vehicle safety.
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S3.
Applicability
[CONTENT DELETED] For applicability, see Schedule III
and subsection 500(1)
of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
S4. [Reserved]
S5. Requirements
(a) When tested in accordance with test conditions in S6 and test procedures
in S7, the maximum speed attainable in 1.6 km (1 mile) by each
low-speed vehicle shall not be more than 40 kilometers per
hour (25 miles per hour).
(b) Each low-speed vehicle shall be equipped with:
(1) Headlamps,
(2) Front and rear turn signal lamps,
(3) Tail lamps,
(4) Stop lamps,
(5) Reflex reflectors: one red on each side as far to the rear as practicable
and one red on the rear,
(6) An exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side of the vehicle
and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger’s side of
the vehicle or an interior mirror,
(7) A parking brake,
(8) A windshield that conforms to section 205,
Glazing Materials, of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR)
the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials
(49 CFR 571.205).
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S6. General test conditions
Each vehicle must meet the performance limit specified in S5(a) under
the following test conditions.
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S6.1 Ambient
conditions
S6.1.1 Ambient temperature. The ambient
temperature is any temperature between 0°C (32°F) and 40°C
(104°F).
S6.1.2 Wind speed. The wind speed
is not greater than 5 m/s (11.2 mph).
S6.2 Road test surface
S6.2.1 Pavement friction.
Unless otherwise specified, the road test surface produces a peak friction
coefficient (PFC) of 0.9 when measured using a standard reference
test tire that meets the specifications of American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) E-1136, Standard Specification for a Radial Standard
Reference Test Tire, in accordance with ASTM Method E-1337-90, Standard
Test Method for Determining Longitudinal Peak Braking Coefficient of Paved
Surfaces Using a Standard Reference Test Tire, at a speed of 64.4 km/h
(40.0 mph), without water delivery (incorporated by reference;
see 49 CFR 571.5).
S6.2.2 Gradient. The test surface
has not more than a 1-percent gradient in the direction of testing and
not more than a 2-percent gradient perpendicular to the direction of testing.
S6.2.3 Lane width. The lane width
is not less than 3.5 m (11.5 ft).
S6.3 Vehicle conditions
S6.3.1 The test weight for maximum speed
is unloaded vehicle weight plus a mass of 78 kg (170 pounds),
including driver and instrumentation.
S6.3.2 No adjustment, repair, or replacement
of any component is allowed after the start of the first performance test.
S6.3.3 Tire inflation pressure.
Cold inflation pressure is not more than the maximum permissible pressure
molded on the tire sidewall.
S6.3.4 Break-in. The vehicle completes the
manufacturer’s recommended break-in agenda as a minimum condition
prior to beginning the performance tests.
S6.3.5 Vehicle openings. All vehicle openings
(doors, windows, hood, trunk, convertible top, cargo doors, etc.) are
closed except as required for instrumentation purposes.
S6.3.6 Battery powered vehicles.
Prior to beginning the performance tests, propulsion batteries are at
the state of charge recommended by the manufacturer or, if the manufacturer
has made no recommendation, at a state of charge of not less than 95 percent.
No further charging of any propulsion battery is permissible.
S7. Test procedure
Each vehicle must meet the performance limit specified in S5(a) under the
following test procedure. The maximum speed performance is determined by
measuring the maximum attainable vehicle speed at any point in a distance
of 1.6 km (1.0 mile) from a standing start and repeated in the opposite
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