{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-14/annex/appendix-1", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-14/annex/appendix-1.json", "legislation": "eudr/1993/14", "legislation_title": "Council Directive 93/14/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the braking of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (repealed)", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-14", "path": "annex/appendix/1", "kind": "appendix", "number": "1", "heading": "Braking tests and performance of braking devices", "text": "1.\nBRAKING TESTS\n1.1.\nGeneral\n1.1.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.2.\nThe stopping distance shall be the distance covered by the vehicle from the moment when the driver begins to actuate the control of the braking system until the moment when the vehicle stops; the initial vehicle speed, v1, shall be the speed at the moment when the driver begins to actuate the control of the braking system; the initial speed shall not be less than 98 % of the prescribed speed for the test in question. The mean fully developed deceleration, (dm), shall be calculated as the deceleration averaged with respect to distance over the interval vb to ve according to the following formula:\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.3.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.3.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.3.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.3.4.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.\nTest conditions\n1.1.4.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.4.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.5.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.1.4.1.6.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.\nType-0 test (performance test with brakes cold)\n1.2.1.\nGeneral\n1.2.1.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.2.\nType-0 test with engine disconnected\n1.2.2.1.\nThe test must be carried out at the speed prescribed for the category to which the vehicle belongs, the figures prescribed in this connection being subject to a certain margin of tolerance.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.2.1.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.2.1.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.3.\nType-0 test with engine connected for motorcycles (with or without sidecar) and trycicles\n1.2.3.1.\nTests must be carried out in the unladen condition at various speeds, the lowest being equal to 30 % of the maximum speed of the vehicle and the highest being equal to 80 % of that speed or 160 km/h, whichever is the lower.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.2.4.\nType-0 test with engine disconnected: with wet brakes\n1.2.4.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.\nSpecial provisions relating to testing with wet brakes\n1.3.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.4.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.4.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.4.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.4.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.5.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.6.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.7.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.8.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.9.\nTo ensure the correct wetting of the brake(s), the vehicle must be driven, immediately before the commencement of the test series:\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.3.10.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.\nType-I test (fade test)\n1.4.1.\nSpecial provisions\n1.4.1.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.1.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.1.2.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.1.2.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.1.2.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.\nTest conditions\n1.4.2.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.2.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.2.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.2.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.4.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.4.1.\nIn the case of a vehicle with a manual gearbox or an automatic transmission where the gearbox can be disengaged manually, the highest gear, consistent with attaining the initial test speed, must be engaged during the stops.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.4.2.\nIn the case of a vehicle with a fully automatic transmission, the test must be carried out under the normal operating conditions for such equipment.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.5.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.2.6.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.3.\nResidual performance\n1.4.3.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.3.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.3.2.1.\nif expressed as a deceleration, less than 60 % of the deceleration figure achieved during the type-0 test;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1.4.3.2.2.\nif expressed as a stopping distance, more than the stopping distance figure, calculated in accordance with the following formula;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.\nPERFORMANCE OF BRAKING DEVICES\n2.1.\nProvisions relating to tests of vehicles with braking devices operating on the wheel or wheels of the front or rear axle only:\n2.1.1.\nTest speed V = 40 km/h for mopeds.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.1.2.\nBraking performance with the vehicle laden\n2.1.2.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.1.2.2.\nBraking with the front brake only\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.1.2.3.\nBraking with the rear brake only\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.1.3.\nBraking performance with the vehicle unladen\n2.1.3.1.\nA practical test of the vehicle driven by the driver alone is not required if a calculation shows that the distribution of the mass on the braked wheels allows a mean fully developed deceleration of at least 2,5 m/s2 or a stopping distance\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.2.\nProvisions relating to tests of vehicles of which (at least) one of the braking devices is a combined braking system\n2.2.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.2.2.\nTest speed V = 40 km/h for mopeds.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.2.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.2.3.1.\nBraking with the combined braking system only\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.2.3.2.\nBraking with the second service or the secondary (emergency) braking device, all categories\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.3.\nBraking performance with the parking braking device (if applicable)\n2.3.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.4.\nProvisions relating to forces applied to brake controls\n2.4.1.\nForces applied to service brake controls\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.4.2.\nForces applied ot the parking brake control (if applicable)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.4.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.5.\nPerformance levels (minimum and maximum) to be attained with wet brakes\n2.5.1.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.5.2.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2.5.3.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.", "status": "repealed", "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "F", "label": "F1", "text": "Repealed by Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles Text with EEA relevance." } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1993/14/annex/appendix/1", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:19.758998+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." }