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Child safety
The number of fatally injured children in cars has been dropped significantly during the last decade. Nevertheless, most children in traffic were fatally injured as car occupants, not as a bicyclist and not as a pedestrian. Therefore, child safety in cars has a high priority in the research work of the German Insurers Accident Research since decades. It is our goal to identify safety shortcomings and to minimise or avoid them. That happens by monitoring the markets, the behavior of parents securing their children in the car and the real accidents scene. The findings and deduced measures can be used to optimise Child Restraint Systems (CRS) and to educate users.
Use fo child restraint systems The protection offered by child seats has improved constantly since they became mandatory in 1993. Although a wide range of different models are available, it can reasonably be said that even the simplest and cheapest seats offer adequate protection in theory. The main problem in connection with... Read more. |
Going to school by car Children of elementary school age must be secured in suitable child seats, even for short car journeys. It’s during this time that things become difficult, however, because many children no longer want to use their child seats. Because they are already “so big”, some parents believe an adult’s seat... Read more. |
Consumer information Parents bear great responsibility when it comes to making their children safe in cars. Not only do they have to secure them in place, they have to do it correctly. That is why the UDV has published a variety of information for parents and grandparents. Read more. |
ISOFIX ISOFIX is a standardized anchorage system based on ECE Regulations 14, 16 and 44 and serves to secure the child seat in the car correctly for as long as required. When ISOFIX is used, installation errors that would otherwise occur are avoided, and the handling of the child seat becomes much easier. Read more. |