Concept for installment of child restraint systems in minibuses
2003 (English)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]
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.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2003. , p. 125
Series
VTI särtryck, ISSN 1102-626X ; 353A
Keywords [en]
English, Sweden, Child restraint system, Minibus, Seat, Child, Impact test, Head on collision, Rear end collision, Sideways collision, Anthropometric dummy
Research subject
90 Road: Vehicles and vehicle technology, 913 Road: Vehicle interior safety
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-5039OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-5039DiVA, id: diva2:673869
Note
Reprint from Master Thesis at Linköpings universitet in cooperation with The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI). LiTH-IKP-Ex-2041
2013-12-032013-12-032025-09-11Bibliographically approved