Standard for variable message sign, EN 12966-1:2005, to be amended

Date: 1/6/2009

Source: www.vmslimited.co.uk/, www.cen.eu/    

The European series of standards for Variable Message Signs (VMS), BS EN 12966, which were published in 2005, are under review.

According to VMS Limited, a UK-based VMS manufacturer, the standards specify “functional requirements that are not technology specific and, when followed by designers and manufacturers, will result in a product of good quality and performance”.

The standard is made up of three parts:

o        Part 1: Product standard

o        Part 2: Initial type testing

o        Part 3: Factory production control

The standards sit in CEN TC 226, the CEN technical committee for roadside equipment. The CEN website states that an amendment to part 1, “EN 12966-1:2005/prA1” is to be completed by December 2009.

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor developments

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