CRASH RESTRAINT OF CHILDREN BY ADULT SEAT BELTS AND BOOSTER CUSHIONS

Child dummies in the age range three to ten years old, restrained by adult seat belts alone and in combination with booster cushions, were tested in simulated perpendicular impacts of cars at 50 km/h. The project was divided into two phases in which various aspects of the restraint of child dummies were examined. In phase 1 basic data was obtained on the way child dummies behave when restrained by adult seat belts. Proprietary booster cushions were tested for phase 2 and they were found to be of benefit to the child. Overall the best combination was a firm tethered booster cushion with a three-point automatic seat belt. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • BACON, DGC
• Conference:
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Proc Part D
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-63
• Serial:
  • Volume: 199
  • Issue Number: D1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Booster seats; Child restraint systems; Children; Crash injury research; Dummies; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• ITRD Terms: 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1648: Impact test (crash); 1466: Passive safety system; 1665: Safety; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 9103: Simulation; 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00466625
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM