Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA): vehicle side guards (lateral protection devices)
Guidance on using vehicle side guards to reduce the likelihood of injury to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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To help you identify the common errors and direct you to the current published required standards.
Many of these examples will apply equally to:
- lorries and other vehicles in the N2/3 category
- heavy trailers and other vehicles in the O3/4 category
The lateral protection device (LPD) is there to help reduce the likelihood of injury to ‘unprotected road users’ when struck by a vehicle travelling in a forward direction. It is there to deflect and to stop people going underneath the sides of the vehicle.
The IVA manual takes the definition from Directive 89/297/EEC for ‘unprotected road users’ as:
Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists using the road in such a way that they are liable to fall under the sides of the vehicle and be caught under the wheels.