For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions set out in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009:

1. (1)

   ‘vehicle type with regard to its Lane Departure Warning System’ means a category of vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as:

   1. (a)

      the manufacturer’s trade name or mark;

   2. (b)

      vehicle features which significantly influence the performances of the Lane Departure Warning System;

   3. (c)

      the type and design of the Lane Departure Warning System;

2. (2)

   ‘lane’ means one of the longitudinal strips into which a roadway is divided (as shown in the Appendix to Annex II);

3. (3)

   ‘visible lane marking’ means delineators intentionally placed on the borderline of the lane that are directly visible by the driver while driving;

4. (4)

   ‘rate of departure’ means the subject vehicle’s approach velocity at a right angle to the visible lane marking at the warning issue point;

5. (5)

   ‘common space’ means an area on which two or more information functions may be displayed, but not simultaneously.