The Opportunities and Challenges Overview: Implementing Performance Based Standards Regulation for High Capacity Passenger Vehicle in Malaysia

Road accidents involving heavy commercial passenger vehicle (HCPV) in Malaysia have always been in the spotlight and various efforts have been taken with much attention given on operational issues. At present, the weight and dimensions of HCPV in Malaysia generally regulated under prescriptive standards regulations which do not provide clear safety outcomes and often limits the flexibility about how to achieve it. This paper provides an overview of opportunities and challenges of implementing Performance Based Standards (PBS) regulation for HCPV vehicle in Malaysia based on the Australian PBS regulation implementation for heavy vehicle. It was found that Tail Swing, Braking Efficiency and Maximum Stable Inclination Angle under the existing regulation have or partly met the PBS approach. The opportunities for implementing PBS regulation were explained in terms of the possibility adopting PBS approaches in the existing regulation and second, the institutional readiness to develop and implement it. However, challenges were expected, for example increase in cost of vehicle’s assessment. Implementing PBS regulation for HCPV in Malaysia will provide various benefits such as increase productivity, efficiency and most importantly safety

Long Bus Vehicle Rear Swing Out Impact Assessment Using On-Board Video Camera

The current maximum allowable overall length of bus for Malaysia is only 12.2 m. However, the government had gazetted the United Nations Regulation (UNR) 107 and due to be implemented in July 2017. The implementation of UNR107 among others will allow the use of bus for overall length more than 12.2 m.This study investigates the manoeuvrability of single rigid, 15-metre bus based on its rear swing out impact. The rear swing out impact assessment of longer bus (15-metre) was made by recording a video from a video camera mounted on the rear, pointing rearward of a single rigid, 12-metre bus during manoeuvre. The video camera view angle was set to represent the excessive 3 m of longer bus and any infrastructures that appeared in the view were identified as the possible impact. From the video recording, it was found that longer bus will have a minimal manoeuvrability issues on the road. However, modification may be needed specifically at tight intersection or small roundabout to allow a smooth manoeuvrability of longer bus