In 1996 the DIN German Institute for Standardization issued the DIN 18024 part 1 ("Barrierefreies Bauen - Teil 1: Straßen, Plätze, Wege, öffentliche Verkehrs- und Grünanlagen sowie Spielplätze; Planungsgrundlagen" / Barrier-Free Design - Part 1: Streets, Places, Roads and Recreational Areas; Planning Basics), updated in 1998.
The kerb has become a common part of contemporary bus stop design - the provisions of DIN 18024-1 were proposed in 2010 to become a section of DIN 18070 ("Öffentlicher Verkehrs- und Freiraum" / Public Transport and Open Spaces).