Misuse of child restraint systems in crash situations:​ danger and possible consequences

Lesire, Philippe; Cuny, Sophie; Alonzo, François; Tejera, Gonzal; Cataldi, Manuela

Affiliations

¹Laboratoire d’Accidentologie, de Biomécanique et d’Etudes du Comportement Humain - PSA Peugeot-Citroen / Renault, France

²Centre Européen d’Etudes de Sécurité et d’Analyse des Risques, France

³Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité, France

⁴Applus Idiada, Spain

⁵Fiat Safety Center, Italy

Abstract

Based on real-world crash data and recent field studies, an adhoc group was set up in order to have a better comprehension of the effects of misuse of Child Restraint Systems (CRS) on child protection. A testing programme of 60 single misuse situations was conducted. Test results confirmed that, in frontal impact, children have higher risk of being injured on a number of different body regions when CRS’s are misused. This work provides material for educational and training purposes to help parents understand that child restraints need to be correctly fitted in order to provide the level of protection they are designed for.

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