# Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (notified under document number C(2003) 5041) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/90/EC), Division 3.4.2.3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The direction of the impact velocity vector shall be in the horizontal plane and parallel to the longitudinal vertical plane of the vehicle. The tolerance for the direction of the velocity vector in the horizontal plane and in the longitudinal plane shall be ± 2° at the time of first contact.
The axis of the impactor shall be perpendicular to the horizontal plane with a tolerance of ± 2° in the lateral and longitudinal plane. The horizontal, longitudinal and lateral planes are orthogonal to each other (see Figure 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/90/annex/chapter/II/division/3/division/3.4/division/3.4.2/division/3.4.2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-90/annex/chapter-II/division-3/division-3.4/division-3.4.2/division-3.4.2.3
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