EFFECTS OF WIDE SINGLE AND DUAL TYRES RELEVANCE OF LEGISLATION AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS

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EFFECTS OF WIDE SINGLE AND DUAL TYRESRELEVANCE
OF LEGISLATION AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS

• Name Andrew Cook

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TECHNICAL STANDARDS

• Technical standards are widely used in automobile
  industry
• Technical standards are voluntary
• Technical standards can easily be referred to in
  legislation
• International technical standards bodies include

• CEN
• ISO
• ETRTO
• UNECE
• EU.

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THE ADVANTAGES OF LEGISLATION

• Provides industry with a uniform minimum
  manufacturing specification
• Provides industry with a level playing field
• Provides protection to manufacturers from legal
  claims.

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APPLYING THE LEGISLATION

• Legislation can apply to the design of a vehicle
  
• to new vehicle or component types
• to all new vehicles being registered
• retrospectively
• Legislation can also apply to the use of a
  vehicle
• Legislation can be national or international.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF EUROPEAN LEGISLATION

• 1958 - the UNECE sets up a mutual recognition
  framework
• Regulation 54 tyre construction and fitting
• 1970 - EEC sets up framework Directive 70 / 156 /
  EEC
• Directive 92 / 23 / EEC tyre construction and
  fitting
• Directive 97 / 27 / EC type approval of masses
  and dimensions.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF EUROPEAN LEGISLATION - (CONT)

• 1985 - first harmonised in use weights for
  international journeys
• Directive 96 /53 / EC on masses and dimensions
• 1993 - European Type Approval introduced for cars
• 1998 - new institutional framework set up
  between UNECE and EU.

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EU DIRECTIVE UNECE REGULATION PROCEDURES

• EU Directives
• Council Directives - Involving Council of
  Ministers European Parliament
• Commission Directives - Involving CATP
• UNECE Regulations
• Co-ordinated Commission view.

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ALTERNATIVE IMPLEMENATION METHODS

• Fiscal incentives

• Linked to axle or gross vehicle weights
• Reduce road pavement wear

• Concept of a Premium truck specification

• Increased safety features
• Lower environmental damage.

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CONCLUSIONS
Technical standards by themselves will only have
a limited impact
European legislation applying nationally and
internationally to vehicles would be the most
effective way to prevent road wear
The next most effective is European legislation
binding for vehicles used on international
journeys.
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CONCLUSIONS - (CONT.)
Amending European legislation takes considerably
longer than introducing national legislation
Fiscal incentives at a national level could be
used
A premium truck that includes the results of
this COST action could be developed.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
At the national level

• Member States should consider linking an AWF to
  maximum vehicle weight limits
• Member States should consider introducing or
  linking fiscal measures to an AWF

At the European level

• Regulation 54 EU Directive 92/23/EEC on tyre
  construction should include a TCF limit.

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RECOMMENDATIONS (CONT.)
At the European level (cont.)

• Directive 96/53/EC on masses and dimensions
  should include an AWF limit linked to maximum
  gross and axle weights
• Directive 97/27/EC on type approval of masses and
  dimensions should incorporate an AWF limit
• Apremium truck should be developed
  incorporating an AWF limit.

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