Version: 5.0, Release date: April 2023
Definition: Location that puts an effective safety clearance between the subject vehicle, in-vehicle occupants or freight and the risks presented by hazards in the surrounding environment.
[SOURCE: PAS 1884: 2021, 3.1.24]
NOTE 1 Places of relative safety might include a side road, rest or service area, lay-by, hard shoulder or emergency refuge area. The relative safety of a location, or locations, will vary depending on the test or trial environment and hazards presented by the road and road traffic. Dynamic risk assessment can be used to determine the safest location at a given point in time.
NOTE 2 A minimal risk manoeuvre should aim for the vehicle to achieve a minimal risk condition in a place of relative safety if possible.
Previous version:
Version: 4.0, Release date: March 2022
Definition: Location that puts an effective safety clearance between the subject vehicle, safety operator, other in-vehicle occupants or freight and the risks presented by hazards in the surrounding environment, that minimizes hazards to other users.
[SOURCE: PAS 1884:2021, 3.1.24]
NOTE 1 Places of relative safety might include a side road, rest or service area, lay-by, hard shoulder or emergency refuge area. The relative safety of a location, or locations, will vary depending on the test or trial environment and hazards presented by the road and road traffic. Dynamic risk assessment can be used to determine the safest location at a given point in time.
NOTE 2 A minimal risk manoeuvre should aim for the vehicle to achieve a minimal risk condition in a place of relative safety, if possible.
