proposed amendment to the motor vehicle safety regulations interpretation section 18 and standards 203 204 208 212 and 219 18 pages available in english and french section 208 of schedule iv of the motor vehicle safety regulations hereafter referred to as canadian safety standard 208 occupant restraint systems in frontal impact has many areas of misalignment with the corresponding safety standard in the united states. differences include the 50th percentile adult male barrier test speed and injury criteria the 5th percentile adult female static and dynamic tests other out-of-position tests and the seat belt requirements in the rear inboard position. in addition the current exceptions for disabled persons in canadian safety standard 208 are too restrictive and thus only account for certain types of disabilities. to enhance vehicle safety and align canadian regulatory requirements more closely with those in the united states it is proposed to revoke and replace the occupant protection requirements of the canadian safety standard 208. industry stakeholders have raised concerns that canadian safety standards 204 steering column rearward displacement 212 windshield mounting and 219 windshield zone intrusion have a slightly different test setu procedure than that of the united states with regards to the use of anthropomorphic test devices crash test dummies . it is proposed to update these standards to more closely align with the united states standards. canadian safety standard 203 driver impact protection and steering control system would require a reference update due to the proposed changes to canadian safety standard 208. finally many canadian safety standards require certain information to be contained in the vehicle owners manual. the provisions regarding the owners manual itself are not very clear and thus require clarification. the proposal to add section 18 to the motor vehicle safety regulations is intended to clarify that both the provision of the information and the form and manner in which it is disseminated are regulatory requirements.