If it is agreed that it is appropriate that Europe accepts an evaluation procedure for frontal impact protection, there must be agreement on the procedure to be retained. The three possible procedures are the orthogonal frontal impact (of the type in force in the USA), an impact against 30° angled barrier and a 45% offset impact. Theoretically, each procedure has its advantages and its disadvantages. This paper compares the three procedures taking particular note of injury tolerance criterion.