This paper summarizes the experience of four years' activities in the International Standardization Organisation (ISO) working group on child restraint systems in road vehicles. The background for the formation of the working group is explained. The initial discussion of possible working areas and their priority is reviewed. It is found that the principal, most urgent areas for investigation of possible future safety standards are compatibility and misuse. Within this areas, the results are explained in detail, and what possible future Standards or Technical Reports are foreseen as a result of the work of this ISO working group. (A)
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