ADR 8/01
Australian Design Rule 8/01 – Safety Glazing Material
| Issuing body | ADR |
|---|---|
| Committees | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts |
| First issued | 2005 |
| Latest revision | 2015 |
| Status | active |
| Category | national |
| Topics | driver_field_of_vision, visual, windscreen_clarity |
| Reference | https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2005L03908/latest |
Scope
Sets performance requirements for vehicle glazing so the driver retains adequate, optically undistorted visibility and injury from broken glazing is reduced. The driver-vision angle is the windscreen/forward-vision light-transmittance and minimal-distortion requirement.
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- An evaluation of some recent (1988-1992) reports on the effects of car side and rear window film tinting on the visual performance of drivers ↗ · 1992 · paper relates to standard · 0.58 (embedding)
- The effects of motor vehicle window tinting on traffic safety and enforcement : final report : a report to the Governor and General Assembly in response to Senate Joint Resolution 293, 1993 Session. · 1994 · paper relates to standard · 0.57 (embedding)
- Geometric Vision Requirements in the Driving Task ↗ · 1970 · paper relates to standard · 0.56 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 2 · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.56 (embedding)
- Are our legal visual requirements for driving adequate? ↗ · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.55 (embedding)
- Mounting Systems for Plastic Glazing-Part 1-Component Level Testing ↗ · 1993 · paper relates to standard · 0.55 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 1 · 2020 · paper relates to standard · 0.55 (embedding)
- Driving blind - Should tests of visual function be mandatory for driving license? ↗ · 2019 · paper relates to standard · 0.54 (embedding)
- Report of the Committee on the Motor Vehicle · 1924 · paper relates to standard · 0.54 (embedding)
- UNECE transport review : first edition--November 2008. · 2008 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Effects of Reduced Transmittance Film on Automobile Rear Window Visibility ↗ · 1993 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Driver Vision: Bibliography · 1963 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Using Road Safety Evidence and “Safety in Design” Approaches to Regulate Driver Distraction from Roadside Advertising ↗ · 2017 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Evaluation and Comparison of Glazing Performance in Impact Tests · 2026 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Driver's Visibility Requirements for Roadway Delineation. Volume I: Effects of Contrast and Configuration on Driver Performance and Behavior · 1977 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Clarity of View: An AHP Multi-Factor Evaluation Framework for Driver Awareness Systems in Heavy Vehicles ↗ · 2015 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 3 · 2025 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Cambridge Safer Truck Initiative : Vehicle-Based Strategies to Protect Pedestrians and Bicyclists · 2016 · paper relates to standard · 0.53 (embedding)
- Breakthroughs in Vision and Visibility for Highway Safety: Workshop Summary Report, August 13-14, 2014 · 2015 · paper relates to standard · 0.52 (embedding)