What is R44 safety?
What is R44 safety?
R44 car seat groups 0+ (birth to 13 kg), 1 (9 to 18 kg), or 2/3 (15 to 36 kg) are based on your child’s weight, not height and are suitable for children from birth up to 12 years old. Car seats meeting the R44 standard are tested for rear and frontal impact but side-impact crashes are not tested.
Are I-size car seats safer?
i-Size car seats are considered to be the safest, with improved head and neck protection. That’s because: Side-impact crash test results are assessed as part of the i-Size standard. i-Size safety tests are completed using advanced Q-dummies, which have more sensors than the dummies used for the R44 test.
What is ECE R129?
ECE R129 (i-Size) ‘i-Size’ is the most recent safety regulation controlling the manufacture of children’s car seats (ECE R129). It was introduced in July 2013. The intention was to make child car seats easier to fit, provide better protection from side impacts and keep children rearward-facing for longer.
What is a Type E booster seat?
Type E restraint: A booster seat that raises the child and adapts the vehicle’s seatbelt to better fit the child. Type E restraint is intended for children approximately 4 to 8 years of age with a height of up to approximately 128cm.
Is Isofix worth getting?
Isofix seats are a good idea for many reasons. They’re quick to fit and, more importantly, easier to fit safely than old style seat-belt secured seats. They also stay locked in position in an accident better than older seats that, for example, could slide about a lot in a lateral impact.
How safe are Halfords car seats?
Halfords performed best of the retailers we visited, but still had an 83% fail rate overall against our scale. In England/Wales, two out of 52 Halfords stores also got 100%. Car seats – which retailers are best? – Find out who came out top and how other retailers, including independents fared.
What does ECE R44 mean on a car seat?
ECE R44/04 and i-Size (UN R129) approval labels The orange ECE R44 approval label guarantees that the car seat complies with the basic safety requirements as set out in the European safety standard ECE R44.
What does the Orange ECE R44 approval label mean?
The orange ECE R44 approval label guarantees that the car seat complies with the basic safety requirements as set out in the European safety standard ECE R44. The orange label can also indicate that the car seat complies with the new i-Size safety standard and thereby guarantees an even better safety performance.
Is it illegal to use an R44 car seat in Europe?
By law, you need to use a car seat displaying the European Standard orange label, indicating approval to the ECE R44/03, ECE R 44/04, or i-Size (UN R129) standard. It is illegal to use a car seat that does not have one of these labels. Also, take a close look at the R44 car seat code.
What is the difference between ECE R44 and Stiftung Warentest?
Stiftung Warentest conducts its own tests in collaboration with the ADAC. These tests are conducted using frontal collisions at a speed of 64 km per hour and side collisions, while ECE R44 only tests frontal and rear collisions.
