Despite poor test results, use a child restraint system on every trip

Special-interest magazine “auto motor und sport” has released a report on a crash test carried out by TÜV SÜD which revealed that half of the child restraint systems tested cannot be recommended by safety experts.

Nevertheless, child car seats that satisfy only a few of the test requirements are still better than travelling without any restraint system. In this article TÜV SÜD's experts give tips and advice on what to look out for when buying a child car seat including elements such as vehicle category, weight class and certification marks.

To view the whole article and for access to TÜV SUD’s FREE brochure on "Children in cars - how to use restraint systems correctly" please CLICK HERE [ PDF 194 kB ].

Published: 27th January 2010