BS EN 12767:2007

BS EN 12767:2007 Passive safety of support structures for road equipment. Requirements, classification and test methods

The severities of accidents for people in vehicles are affected by the performance of support structures for items of road equipment under impact. Based on safety considerations, these can be made in such a way that they detach or yield under vehicle impact.

BS EN 12767 provides a common basis for testing of vehicle impacts with items of road equipment support.

BS EN 12767 specifies performance requirements and defines levels in passive safety terms to reduce the severity of injury to the occupants of vehicles impacting with the permanent road equipment support structures. Consideration is also given to other traffic and pedestrians. Three energy absorption types are considered and test methods for determining the level of performance under various conditions of impact are given.

BS EN 12767 excludes vehicle restraint systems, noise barriers and transilluminated traffic bollards. It also excludes temporary traffic control devices.

BS EN 12767:2007 supersedes BS EN 12767:2000 which is withdrawn.

Changes to the 2007 standard include:

• Corrections to Tables NA.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
• Text amended in NA.1, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. Tables NA.1, NA.2 and NA.3 deleted. Table NA.4 renumbered as NA.1 and amended
• Text corrected in Table NA.1

Contents of BS EN 12767:
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test parameters
4.1 General parameters
4.2 Backfill types
4.3 Particular test parameters for different roadside objects
5 Requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Basic requirements
5.3 Additional requirements for cantilever and gantry sign supports
5.4 Deemed to comply
5.5 Selection of items for test and product families
5.6 Non-harmful support structures
6 Impact test method
6.1 Test site
6.2 Test vehicle
6.3 Test item
6.4 Installation
6.5 Position of the impact point and impact angle
6.6 Test data to be recorded
6.7 Test vehicle impact and exit speed
6.8 Test vehicle approach angle
6.9 Test vehicle instrumentation
6.10 Photographic coverage
6.11 Test report
6.12 Test data decimal rounding
Annex A (normative) Backfill types
Annex B (normative) Compaction of the backfill soil
Annex C (normative) Evaluation of the performance of HE and LE lighting columns within a family
Annex D (normative) Test report
Annex E (normative) Vehicle data and dimensions
Annex F (normative) Deemed to comply
Annex G (informative) Bogie vehicle
Annex H (informative) Roof deformation
Bibliography