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Appendix 1 Description of vehicle speed profile referred to in point 4.1

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

No of operationOperationAcceleration(m/s2)Speed(km/h)Cumulative time(s)
1Idling0020
2Acceleration1,10-31,6828
30,731,68-49,3235
40,6449,32-79,2748
50,4979,27-109,2665
60,3109,26-128,7083
70,19128,70-140,33100
8Steady state0140,33105
9Deceleration-0,69140,33-80,71129
10-1,0480,71-50,76137
11-1,3950,76-0147
12Idling00150

The tolerances for deviation from this speed profile are defined in point 6.1.3.4 of Annex 4a of UNECE Regulation No 83, 05 series of amendments.

Figure I.1

Graphical representation of the speed profile referred to in point 4.1; solid line: speed profile; dashed lines: tolerances for deviation from this speed profile

The following table provides a second by second description of the speed profile. Where the vehicle is unable to attain 140 km/h, it shall be driven at its maximum speed until it rejoins the above speed profile.

Time (s)Speed (km/h)
00,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
70,0
80,0
90,0
100,0
110,0
120,0
130,0
140,0
150,0
160,0
170,0
180,0
190,0
200,0
213,96
227,92
2311,88
2415,84
2519,8
2623,76
2727,72
2831,68
2934,2
3036,72
3139,24
3241,76
3344,28
3446,8
3549,32
3651,62
3753,93
3856,23
3958,54
4060,84
4163,14
4265,45
4367,75
4470,06
4572,36
4674,66
4776,97
4879,27
4981,04
5082,8
5184,56
5286,33
5388,09
5489,86
5591,62
5693,38
5795,15
5896,91
5998,68
60100,44
61102,2
62103,97
63105,73
64107,5
65109,26
66110,34
67111,42
68112,5
69113,58
70114,66
71115,74
72116,82
73117,9
74118,98
75120,06
76121,14
77122,22
78123,3
79124,38
80125,46
81126,54
82127,62
83128,7
84129,38
85130,07
86130,75
87131,44
88132,12
89132,8
90133,49
91134,17
92134,86
93135,54
94136,22
95136,91
96137,59
97138,28
98138,96
99139,64
100140,33
101140,33
102140,33
103140,33
104140,33
105140,33
106137,84
107135,36
108132,88
109130,39
110127,91
111125,42
112122,94
113120,46
114117,97
115115,49
116113,0
117110,52
118108,04
119105,55
120103,07
121100,58
12298,1
12395,62
12493,13
12590,65
12688,16
12785,68
12883,2
12980,71
13076,97
13173,22
13269,48
13365,74
13461,99
13558,25
13654,5
13750,76
13845,76
13940,75
14035,75
14130,74
14225,74
14320,74
14415,73
14510,73
1465,72
1470,72
1480,0
1490,0
1500,0