The ratings are based on evaluations of how three - point lap and shoulder belts fit a child -
size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture.
Boosters earn a rating of BEST BET, GOOD BET, Check Fit or Not Recommended, based on a protocol that involves measuring how three - point lap and shoulder belts fit a child -
size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture under four conditions that span the range of safety belt configurations in passenger vehicles.
Honda said the Accord Crosstour's passenger airbag had not been tested with an unbelted 6 - year - old child -
size test dummy, which is required by federal law.
Boosters earn a rating of BEST BET, GOOD BET, Check Fit or Not Recommended, based on a protocol that involves measuring how three - point lap and shoulder belts fit a child -
size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture.
Smartest Dummy Sensors - New i -
Size testing dummies have been developed using the most updated child development measurements and advanced sensory technology.
Not exact matches
They tried simulated car
tests using the familiar car sleds in two
sizes of
dummies.
Booster fit (no - back): A rating that reflects a booster seat's ability to correctly position the lap and shoulder belts in various
test vehicles using a child -
sized dummy, when used as a backless booster.
That's why at Consumer Reports, we evaluate the structural integrity of booster car seats in our simulated crash
tests and how the seat belt fits on a
test dummy representing an average -
sized 6 - year - old.
The child -
sized dummy has just helped me
test the first in - car system that can sense an imminent collision with pedestrians and brake automatically if the driver doesn't.
The automaker has
tested the inflatable belt with child -
sized dummies, belt - positioning boosters and child restraint installations.
Revised for 2011, the frontal crash safety
test incorporates a crash
dummy representative of a small -
size female in the front passenger's seat and, as before, an average -
size male crash
dummy in the driver's seat.
Since then improvements beyond depowering have been introduced (see «Hold on unbelted barrier
test may be extended, different
size dummies used,» Nov. 29, 1997, and «Advanced airbags are the focus of new NHTSA rulemaking,» Oct. 10, 1998).
To assess belt fit, engineers use a
test dummy representing an average -
size 6 year - old.
The manufacturers supplied information on basic vehicle and
test parameters, measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury data recorded on a
dummy representing an average -
size man in the driver seat, and video of the
tests.
Manufacturers failing to conduct crash
tests with a proper range of crash
test dummies to account for all the varying body shapes and
sizes of potential drivers and passengers