What is PD CEN/TS 17249-3 – 112 eCall for coaches and buses about?
The ability to reach help on time is a vital factor during a crash. The 112-eCall system in the vehicle contacts the 112 emergency services, establishes a wireless telephone connection and immediately provides the public service answering point (PSAP) with a minimum set of data that identifies the vehicle, location of the crash, the direction of travel, and may provide additional relevant data. It may also provide the number of passengers, and other vehicles and incident-related data.
PD CEN/TS 17249 series discusses standards deliverables which use intelligent transport systems (ITS) to increase the safety of users of road transport systems. therefore, the focus has been on eCall.
With respect to 112-eCall, PD CEN/TS 17249-3 defines additional specifications for the provision of eCall for coaches and buses. This specification provides parameters and protocols to enable the provision of eCall to coaches and buses.
PD CEN/TS 17249-3 provides specifications to extend the scope of eCall to benefit incidents involving UNECE category M vehicles, and is determined within the general context of the paradigm of eCall for coaches and buses in its general provisions.
Who is PD CEN/TS 17249-3 – 112 eCall for coaches and buses for?
PD CEN/TS 17249-3 on 112 eCall for coaches and buses is useful for:
- Transport authorities
- Regional Transport office(RTO)
- Transport and safety management industries
- Organizations who manages road transport and highways
Why should you use PD CEN/TS 17249-3 – 112 eCall for coaches and buses?
When heavy good vehicles crash, they are usually in a remote place with no witnesses and the driver is alone. When coaches and buses crash, they are usually full of people, so the crash immediately becomes a major incident. So makes sense to expand 112 eCall to cover all categories of vehicle, and the PD CEN/TS 17249 series provides specifications to enable this.
PD CEN/TS 17249-3 also provides technical specifications to support 12 eCall for these additional categories of vehicles over both circuit-switched, and packet-switched networks.
PD CEN/TS 17249-3 presents use cases and the stakeholders’ needs derived from these use cases. These use cases describe real scenarios indicating how the users of the 112 eCall system will use the system and what their actions and needs would be when coaches and buses are involved in an accident. PD CEN/TS 17249-2 guidelines help you to make road transport safer for drivers and passengers.
