CHILD RESTRAINT AND AIRBAG INTERACTION: PROBLEM AND PROGRESS

The nature of the potentially hazardous interaction between a passenger-side airbag and a rear-facing child restraint is described, as well as the expectations regarding airbag interaction with other types of child restraint systems. Progress made in developing tools to study the problem and test criteria to evaluate possible solutions are summarized, efforts to inform the public are noted, and promising directions for dealing with the problem are addressed. Primary emphasis is placed on the work of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Child Restraint and Airbag Interaction (CRABI) Task Force and that of its members. (A) For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Weber, K
• Publication Date: 1993-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 121-6
• Serial:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-986. CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 933094)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Children; Design; Face; Infants; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Seats; Vehicle rear end
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rear
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 1758: Child; 9011: Design (overall design); 2011: Face (human); 1768: Infant; 1466: Passive safety system; 9067: Rear; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 8122: Usa
• Subject Areas: Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725316
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-422-X
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM