NEW TYRE, BRAKING AND OTHER VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS INTRODUCED BY EU
September 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CARS driven in the European Union (EU) will from November 1, 2012, have to start following new compulsory standards on wet grip, rolling resistance and noise requirements. Following the publication of the new rules in the EU's official journal in July, manufacturers have been preparing to comply with a minimum rolling resistance for car tyres of a maximum value of 12 kg/tonne, for instance. Rolling noise maximums would henceforth range from 70 to 74 dB(A), depending on the nominal section width (from less than 185mm to more than 275mm). As for ...
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