TRL leads research into child car safety

Date: 10/11/2011

New research has been carried out into the safety of older children travelling in cars.

A consortium led by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) took part in the EU 7th Framework project, known as Enabling Protection for Older Children (EPOCh).

The purpose of the investigation was to conduct a study that would ultimately improve safety for older child passengers.

Those involved in the initiative include Humanetics, IDIADA, the University of Surrey, Dorel and TRL.

The project has specified, produced and validated a state of the art child dummy (Q10), representing older children travelling in vehicles.

In addition, protocols and test procedures have been expanded to carry out impact tests for restraint systems designed to protect older and larger children in vehicle collisions. 

The results will be presented at the Protection of Children in Cars Conference on December 2nd and 3rd in Munich, Germany.

Last month, TRL launched a new traffic management solution called TEST - Tool for Evaluating Strategies for Traffic.

Posted by Mary Treen