Citation

Knoedler RE, Dingledy C. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1983; 27: 105-114.

Affiliation

Cosco-Peterson, Columbus, IN, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

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Abstract

Federal Standard 213 has been instrumental in improving the quality of child protection in automobiles. However, the adoption of a design standard rather than a performance standard has limited the creativity applied to car seat designs. For example, a 3-point harness system cannot be utilized in a child car seat, although tests have shown it could be highly effective. The Standard has also generated problems in the area of buckle-release pressure and in interpretation, e.g., what is an acceptable 2-inch radius.