This is such amazing and meaningful work. As scientists, thank you for explaining it in such a way that we (the public) can understand the nuances of the testing.
Thank you for testing for children's safety. It will be very important information for consumers. I hope this test will be carried out in Korea as well.
I like that so much has been learned and subsequently been CHANGED in my 18 years of motherhood. The whole idea of requiring the seat to be able to sustain more than one impact makes me happy. That garbage Evenflo Embrace car seat horrified me for years, and was none too surprised when I found out that the force of impact could cause that thing to separate from its base. I’m still here screaming because the test buck for FMVSS213 STILL hasn’t been updated! WHY are we STILL using something SO antiquated?! Are you going to implement a side impact test as was recently integrated into the federal standard now?
This is such a great explainer into how rigorous the child seat testing is. But I can’t help but notice how all these programs, interventions, and technologies are aimed at reducing damage and injury when crashes happen. It’s almost as if we’ve given up at reducing crash frequencies and severities, and all we can do is try to shift the forces to and fro so reduce impacts on bodies. I wish we as a society spent more time focusing on reducing speeds, reducing vehicle weight and size, improving road safety, and reducing exposure on the road by reducing driving as a whole. In most countries, babies and toddlers don’t even need to get into a car or cross dangerous streets to get to their basic needs like groceries and school.
