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A New Level of Safety
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WHAT IS THE i-SIZE REGULATION?
i-Size is the EU safety regulation for child car seats (ECE R129). It was introduced in July 2013 to make child car seats easier to fit, provide better protection from side impacts and keep children rearward-facing for longer.
FIVE i-SIZE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS
Make Classifications Easier
By measuring children according to their height rather than their weight
Promote
Rear-Facing
It is mandatory to keep I-Size seats rear-facing until the child is a minimum of
15 months old
Make Seats
Safer
A side impact test to ensure that the seats provide better protection from side impact collisions
Easier
Installation
Reducing the risk of misuse and improper installation due to seats being secured by ISOFIX
Smarter
Dummies
New generation dummies which more closely represent actual behaviour of real
children
ECE R44/04
VS
ECE R129
(i-Size)
ECE R44/04
Rear Facing
till at least 9kg (approx. 9months)
Classified by a child’s weight
Frontal & rear impact testing
P Dummies used in crash tests
ECE R129
Makes rear-facing mandatory for
at least 15 months
When a baby is rearward-facing,
a baby’s head and neck will be fully supported
in a potential impact, for a much longer
period of time.
Classified by a child’s height
Makes it simpler for parents to get
the selection right car seat for each child
Frontal, rear & side impact testing
Improved protection for side and
front impacts, with a focus on the prevention
of head and neck injuries.
New Advanced Q Dummies
used in crash tests
The new version has more sensors,
higher sensitivity and better reflects how
a child’s body would react in an accident.
DID YOU KNOW
In the event of a side impact accident, head injuries can be more fatal or dangerous compared to frontal impact accidents.
45%
Head Injuries
65%
Head Injuries
Source:CREST accidents database
i-Size
Car Seats
