proposed amendment to the motor vehicle safety regulations interpretation and standards 101 105 122 and 135 18 pages available in english and french the proposed section 101 of the motor vehicle safety regulations mvsr entitled controls tell-tales indicators and interior lights and hereafter referred to as the canadian safety standard would harmonize canadian requirements with the corresponding united states safety standard. the department of transport proposes to revoke the current canadian safety standard regarding location and identification of controls and displays and introduce a new standard. the proposed canadian safety standard would refer to the technical standard document that reproduces the latest united states safety standard moreover it would include necessary additions and clarifications to reflect canadian linguistic needs and to clearly state the requirements for interior lights in front of the driver. the proposed canadian safety standard would require internationally adopted symbols instead of words to identify the controls tell-tales and indicators. the use of words would be allowed in conjunction with the relevant symbols required by the canadian safety standard. also the proposed canadian safety standard would require that the identifications for the controls tell-tales and indicators fitted in the vehicle be explained in the owners manual. furthermore as section 101 is referred to in sections 105 122 and 135 it is proposed to amend these sections to ensure that references are accurate and that there are no contradictory requirements. the proposed amendment would improve drivers cognition of standardized international identification of controls tell-tales and indicators needed for the safe operation of a vehicle. this would hel to avoid mistakes in selection of controls and to improve identification of indicators and tell-tales. at the same time by requiring in the canadian safety standard the internationally established symbols identifying vehicle controls tell-tales and indicators the proposed amendment may hel to minimize the design manufacturing and financial burdens on manufacturers.