When small children travel in minibuses, during for example daycare transports, they seldom have adequate protection in terms of crash safety. To be sufficiently protected the child should travel in a rearward facing child restraint system (CRS). The possibility to use such a seat is unfortunately accompanied by several problems. The main issues are that it can be hard and time consuming to secure a conventional child restraint system and that the available space in a minibus is limited. The task is therefore to develop a new system that makes it possible to easily secure the child restraint system in the bus, without compromising the space and mobility of the other passengers. This is done by using the newly developed anchorage system, Isofix, in combination with a small stand that replaces the bus seat. Testing and evaluation of the developed system shows that it is achievable with a simple design to rapid and effortlessly secure a rearward facing child restraint system in a minibus, and thus giving small children the highest possible level of safety. (Author/publisher) This document is also available electronically via Internet at URL: http://www.vti.se/PDF/reports/S353A.pdf.
Samenvatting