# Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC, Division 2.19

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

‘Lower bumper reference line’ means a line which identifies the lower limit to significant points of pedestrian contact with the bumper. The line is the geometric trace of the lower most points of contact between a straight edge 700 mm long and the bumper, when the straight edge, held parallel to the vertical longitudinal plane of the vehicle and inclined forwards by 25°, is traversed across the front of the vehicle, while maintaining contact with the ground and with the surface of the bumper (see Figure 9);

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/631/annex/part/I/division/2/division/2.19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631/annex/part-I/division-2/division-2.19
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