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Division 4.4

United Kingdom

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The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal plane of the vehicle through the impact point. The tolerance for this direction is ± 2°. The angle of impact shall be 35° ± 2° downwards and rearwards to the Ground Reference Level. The effect of gravity shall be taken into account when the impact angle is obtained from measurements taken before the time of first contact.