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B/509/1 - Road restraint systems

Sector: Construction

Categories: Civil engineering | Trucks and trailers | Bodies and body components | Road engineering | Crash protection and restraint systems | Bridge construction | Road equipment and installations | Accident and disaster control | Environment. Health protection. Safety

Overview: Under the direction of B/509 is responsible for standards for safety fences and barriers, including guard rails, safety fences, crash barriers, crash absorbers and bridge parapets. It provides the UK input for CEN/TC 226/WG 1.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 18242 Road restraint systems — Determination of collision forces on bridges as a result of an impact of a vehicle on a restraint system Fahrzeugrückhaltesysteme - Ermittlung der von Fahrzeugrückhaltesystemen auf Brücken übertragenen Aufprallkräften

Categories: Unclassified documents

Approval begins : 		Approval
BS EN EN Vehicle restraint systems – Product characteristics, assessment/test methods (merging of revision of EN 1317-1, -2, -3, -4, -5 and -7)

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2020-01-28 		Drafting
BS EN 16303:2020/A1 Road restraint systems - Validation and verification process for the use of virtual testing in crash testing against vehicle restraint system

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Public comment begins : 2024-07-25 		Public comment
Published (19)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 17342:2019 Road restraint systems. Motorcycle road restraint systems which reduce the impact severity of motorcyclist collisions with safety barriers

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2019-06-18 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 16786:2018 Road restraint systems. Truck Mounted Attenuators. Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria and test performance

Categories: Crash protection and restraint systems | Trucks and trailers

Published standard begins : 2018-05-22 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 1317-9:2023 Road restraint systems. Impact tests and test methods for removable barrier sections

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2023-11-30 		Published standard
PD CEN/TS 1317-7:2023 Road restraint systems. Performance characterisation and test methods for terminals of safety barriers

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2023-11-30 		Published standard
PD CEN/TR 18186:2024 Road restraint systems. General requirements for the competence of laboratories performing virtual testing for the evaluation of vehicle restraint systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2024-11-28 		Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16949:2016 Road restraint system. Pedestrian restraint system. Pedestrian parapets

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2016-07-11 		Published standard
PD CEN/TR 1317-10:2023 Road restraint system. Assessment methods and design guidelines for transitions and terminal and crashcushion connection. Transitions

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 2023-10-03 		Published standard
PD 6634-6:1999 Vehicle restraint systems. Crashworthy roadside features. Impact attenuators

Categories: Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 1999-09-20 		Published standard
PD 6634-5:1999 Vehicle restraint systems. Development of barrier transitions and terminals

Categories: Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 1999-09-20 		Published standard
PD 6634-4:1999 Vehicle restraint systems. Development of bridge parapets in the United Kingdom

Categories: Road equipment and installations

Published standard begins : 1999-09-20 		Published standard
Withdrawn (12)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 1317-8:2012 Road restraint systems. Motorcycle road restraint systems which reduce the impact severity of motorcyclist collisions with safety barriers

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2019-06-18 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16303-4:2012 Road restraint systems. Guidelines for computational mechanics of crash testing against vehicle restraint system. Validation Procedures

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-10 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16303-3:2012 Road restraint systems. Guidelines for computational mechanics of crash testing against vehicle restraint system. Test Item Modelling and Verification

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-10 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16303-2:2012 Road restraint systems. Guidelines for computational mechanics of crash testing against vehicle restraint system. Vehicle Modelling and Verification

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-10 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16303-1:2012 Road restraint systems. Guidelines for computational mechanics of crash testing against vehicle restraint system. Common reference information and reporting

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-10 		Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 1317-6:2012 Road restraint systems. Pedestrian restraint system. Pedestrian parapets

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2016-07-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1317-5:2007+A2:2012 Road restraint systems. Product requirements and evaluation of conformity for vehicle restraint systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2024-05-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1317-5:2007+A1:2008 Road restraint systems. Product requirements and evaluation of conformity for vehicle restraint systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2013-08-13 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1317-5:2007 Road restraint systems. Product requirements and evaluation of conformity for vehicle restraint systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2008-10-06 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1317-3:2000 Road restraint systems. Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria and test methods for crash cushions

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Road equipment and installations

Withdrawn begins : 2010-08-05 		Withdrawn