Concept of vehicle safety parameter persistence within life cycle and ways to implement it in Russia

Abstract

Introduction (problem statement and relevance). The task of traffic safety improving determines the need to maintain the vehicle safety parameters checked and tested during certification throughout the entire life cycle of the vehicle – from design to disposal.The research objective is to analyze the current state of safety requirements applicable to vehicles at different life cycle stages contained in the UN Regulations, regulatory documents of other countries and in the Eurasian Economic Union Technical Regulations on Wheeled Vehicles Safety.Methodology and research methods. The research methodology is the analytical method.Scientific novelty and results. The scientific novelty consists in the analysis results showing that the vehicle type approval procedure is a separate stage of the vehicle life cycle and that the existing control system for the vehicle technical state in the form of technical inspection does not ensure traffic safety to the full. The proposal is to add random road inspections to the technical inspection of socially dangerous vehicles. It is also proposed to complement the existing technical regulations On Wheeled Vehicles Safety with the requirements for vehicle disposal and component reuse conditions.Practical significance. The research results can be used when improving the Eurasian Economic Union vehicle technical regulations and when developing the Russian Federation national legislative acts in this field.