STANDARDS FOR CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES IN CARS

The most important existing and proposed laws, regulations and standards for child restraint devices in cars such as child seats and harnesses are summarized, compared and discussed. Information is given in a great number of tables for easy comparison. The main purpose of the investigation is to provide useful information for the design of restraint devices for children in cars. The information can also be used to improve existing child restraint standards and to set up new ones. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Research Institute for Road Vehicles, TNO, Nethlds

  Schoemakerstraat 97
  2208 Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Brockhoff, HST
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 75 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 7130

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Automobiles; Children; Construction; Design; Industries; Laws; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Regulations; Restraint systems; Safety; Standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Passenger restraints
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 332: Industry; 1556: Legislation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 187: Specification (standard)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174156
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM