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Division 4.4

United Kingdom

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The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal plane through the frontal protection system through the point to be tested. The tolerance for this direction is ± 2°. The direction of impact shall be downwards and rearwards at an angle of 50° ± 2° 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.