Side protection and child restraints : accident data and laboratory test including new test methods.

This presentation uses accident data in order to give the background for the main priorities in increasing child restraint protection. The injury mechanism is discussed in relation to full-scale laboratory tests and real life case studies. A test method is proposed. Results from using the method on child restraint in ECE mass group 1 are showed. It is concluded that the side protection can be increased by fairly simple methods.