The role and importance of child protection systems as passengers in the vehicle, analysis of the safety of children in child seats

Abstract

Safety seats for children are part of the passive safety system inside the vehicle. This text explains the role and importance of safety seats for children in protecting the younger population of child passengers in a vehicle during a traffic accident, i.e. a vehicle collision. Also, this text presents the results of individual studies on the contribution of child safety seats in the protection of children during collisions, depending on the position in the vehicle and the type of accident. For safety reasons, it is it is regulated that children under the age of 12 can only be transported in the back seats. This regulation is prescribed for the purpose of better protection, because the back seats provide the best combination of safety elements for passengers of this age. Exceptionally, children under the age of three can be transported in the front seat, under certain, strictly prescribed conditions. If child protection systems are not used in the car, it is directly related to the severity of the consequences in the event of a traffic accident. Many studies show that the correct use of safety seats for children significantly reduces the risk of serious injury and death of children in a collision or overturning of the vehicle.