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Child protectionEuro NCAP has encouraged manufacturers to take responsibility for protecting children and to provide suitable facilities for the fitment of child restraints. Many child restraint users fail to attach the child restraint securely to the car and this compromises the protection afforded to the children. Euro NCAP has encouraged improved designs and the fitment of ISOFIX mounts and child restraints. ISOFIX provides a much more secure method of attaching the child restraint to the car, provided that additional provision is made to prevent rotation of the child restraint, due to seat cushion compression and rebound. As a consequence, Euro NCAP has seen improved designs, where the child is less likely to strike the car’s interior, whilst at the same time experiencing reduced forces from the restraint system.
In the frontal and side impact barrier tests, dummies representing 1½ and 3 year old children are placed in the rear of the car in the type of child restraint, recommended by the car manufacturer. The score depends on the child seat dynamic performance in front and side impact tests but also on the fitting instructions for the child restraints, airbag warning labels, and the car’s ability to accommodate the child restraints safely.
Euro NCAP released a separate star rating for child protection valid from November 2003 to January 2009. The child protection rating is for a combination of a car with specific child seats that have been recommended by the car manufacturer. The combination could earn up to five stars for child protection. As of 2009, the child score has become integral part of the overall rating scheme, however the technical assessment has remained the same.
See also FAQ: Child Safety
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