The objective of this report is to describe Volvo's development work in the field of child safety. Experience from car accidents involving children is used to describe different modes of travel for children of different age groups, the effectiveness of different child restraint systems and problems of misuse.

The problems of differences in the requirements of child safety legislation are discussed. This experience combined with experience gained from laboratory tests constitutes the basis for development work on child safety systems in Volvo cars. Volvo's new child safety program covers all age groups of children and needs for different ways of travel.