Guidelines for passive protection on roads through vehicle restraint systems

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Basic data
title Guidelines for passive protection on roads through vehicle restraint systems
abbreviation RPS
number 343
scope of application Passive protective devices
Latest issue 2009
Previous edition 1989

The guidelines for passive protection on roads by means of vehicle restraint systems ( RPS for short ) are a set of technical regulations that are valid in Germany and deal with passive protective devices that are permanently used on roads. It distinguishes between repellent protective devices ( steel crash barriers , protective walls ) and catching protective devices ( impact absorbers ).

The RPS are published by the Research Association for Roads and Transport . The edition from 2009 is currently valid; it replaces the edition from 1989.

Explanations

Vehicle restraint systems must meet DIN EN 1317. There the constructions are divided into:

  • safety devices
  • Start and end constructions
  • Transition constructions
  • Crash cushions

Protective devices and transition structures are classified according to containment level, impact class and impact severity level. In the case of initial and final constructions, criteria are impact severity level, performance class, class of the vehicle rebound area and the class of permanent lateral deflection; In the case of impact cushions, it is the severity level, the performance level / weight class, the class of the return area and the class of the permanent lateral deflection.

The RPS is divided into three parts

Part 1: content, purpose, scope

Purpose:

  • Restraint systems are designed to keep the consequences of accidents as low as possible
  • Protection of bystanders or areas next to the road as well as oncoming traffic
  • Protection of vehicle occupants from the serious consequences of falling off the road (e.g. falling or impacting)

Scope:

  • Protection of danger spots when building, converting and expanding roads
  • Securing new danger spots on existing roads
  • Roads on which existing restraint systems need to be replaced (but not as a result of an impact)
  • On existing roads and accident clusters (3-year card) in which the type of accident “getting off the road” predominates
  • Areas of existing roads in which there are other abnormalities
  • For water protection areas (also to be observed: guidelines for the construction of roads in water protection areas [RiStWag], the stricter requirement must be implemented)
  • RPS only apply to restraint systems that are used permanently (e.g. not at workplaces)

Part 2: General requirements for vehicle restraint systems 

       2.1 Allgemeines
       2.2 Schutzeinrichtungen
       2.3 Übergangskonstruktionen
       2.4 Anfangs und Endkonstruktionen
       2.5 Anpralldämpfer
       2.6 Umfeld von Fahrzeugrückhaltesystemen
       2.7 Zusatzeinrichtungen
       2.8 Zweiradfahrerschutz

Part 3: Application criteria and application-specific requirements

       3.1 Allgemeines
       3.2 Abkommenswahrscheinlichkeit
       3.3 Äußerer Fahrbahnrand
           3.3.1 Schutzeinrichtungen
                 3.3.1.1 Kritische Abstände
                 3.3.1.2 Aufhaltestufen
                 3.3.1.3 Wirkungsbereiche
                 3.3.1.4 Längen
                 3.3.1.5 Unterbrechungen
           3.3.2 Übergangskonstruktionen
           3.3.3 Anfangs und Endkonstruktionen
           3.3.4 Anpralldämpfer
       3.4 Mittel- und Seitenstreifen
           3.4.1 Schutzeinrichtungen
                 3.4.1.1 Aufhaltestufen
                 3.4.1.2 Wirkungsbereiche
           3.4.2 Übergangskonstruktionen
           3.4.3 Anfangs und Endkonstruktionen
           3.4.4 Anpralldämpfer
       3.5 Ränder von Brücken und Stützwänden
           3.5.1 Schutzeinrichtungen
                 3.5.1.1 Aufhaltestufen
                 3.5.1.2 Wirkungsbereiche
                 3.5.1.3 Längen
                 3.5.1.4 Bereiche mit beweglicher Fahrbahnübergänge
           3.5.2 Übergangskonstruktionen
           3.5.3 Anfangs und Endkonstruktionen
           3.5.4 Anpralldämpfer
       3.6 Mittel- und Seitenstreifen auf Brücken
           3.6.1 Schutzeinrichtungen
                 3.6.1.1 Aufhaltestufen
                 3.6.1.2 Wirkungsbereiche
                 3.6.1.3 Bereiche mit beweglicher Fahrbahnübergänge
           3.6.2 Übergangskonstruktionen
       3.7 Wände und Portale
           3.7.1 Schutzeinrichtungen
           3.7.2 Übergangskonstruktionen
           3.7.3 Anfangs und Endkonstruktionen
           3.7.4 Anpralldämpfer
 

  *    Anhang 1: Technische Regelwerke 
  *    Anhang 2: Begriffe 
  *    Anhang 3: Auszüge aus der DIN EN 1317

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