Child car seats massively failed crash test

Five car cradles for babies and four seats for older children were tested in the framework of crash-test, which was organized by the famous German magazine "Auto Motor und Sport" and Certification TUV Sud.

By European law baby seats must meet ECE R 44/03 or 44/04 R, otherwise they simply do not apply. As it turned out, the presence of the chair icon certificate ECE, is not evidence of child safety: the four child seats with ECE test completed three copies marked "unsatisfactory".

Only five contraptions for transporting infants and children "can be recommended to use" another "should be recommended in exceptional cases," notes "Auto Motor und Sport". The test took place on one of the stations TUV Sud, chairs and cradles placed in car Volkswagen Golf, which is overclocked to a speed of 51 km / h., imitating a frontal collision.

Of the five children's cradles test failed only a model "Concord Internes": During the strike did not stand attachment straps and cradle, flying through the whole car, flew through the windshield. Others cradle mounts with Isofix (model" Cybex Aton "," Maxi Cosi Pebble "and" Recaro Young Profi ") were rated" recommended to applications ", the same assessment was graced with a belt and pipe" BeSafe IziGo ".

Popular pad on the seat "Cartrend Kids Sunny"Widely represented in the range of various hypermarkets, which costs on average in Europe is € 10, the test is not passed. During the impact it could slip out of the child, as well as escaped from the dummy, and the belt can damage neck and abdomen.

A bad belt on his shoulder, mannequin, who was in a baby seat "Storchenmuhle Taos", at the time of the accident severely bent forward and then abruptly leaned back. Such movements can end injuries in the neck. And the chair and the above pad on the seat were marked "unsatisfactory".

Child Seat "Romer Kidfix Sict" was "conditionally acceptable for use" as a child sitting in it, too, is not well recorded, and can get damaged chest. As a result krashtesta praise udostoyilosya only chair "Kiddy Cruiserfix Pro".