What is the plus test?
In a Plus Test, the forces subjected to a child’s neck in a frontal collision are measured. A Plus tested car seat ensures that your child is not exposed to life-threatening high neck forces in a frontal collision.
What is Swedish PLUS test?
Swedish Plus Test – The toughest crash-test in the world The Swedish Plus – an optional test was founded in 2009 to encourage manufacturers of child car seats to develop safer seats as a result of concern that European seats were not crash tested to a sufficient standard to be sold in Sweden.
Are Cybex Plus tested?
CYBEX car seats are regularly tested and evaluated by independent testing institutes. We are proud that our car seats are consistently either test winners or score excellent marks in leading European safety and consumer tests, for example the ADAC safety test and Stiftung Warentest.
What does plus tested mean for car seats?
The Plus Test also measures the forces on the crash test dummy’s neck with sensors, which is why forward-facing car seats are not tested as they present forces that are too high on the neck. The seats will be installed differently.
Are Maxi Cosi Plus tested?
By having our own research facilities, we can run far more than the minimum crash tests required to bring a product to market. We test our car seats from the start of the development phase and through to final production. And the testing doesn’t stop there.
Is Joie 360 Plus tested?
Experience a twice tested and proven spinning seat that’s both i-Size and Swedish Plus Test certified and rides rearward only, all the way up to 18.5 kg and approx.
How old is a 25kg child?
approximately six years old
These are designed to last a child from birth to 25kg (approximately six years old). But we believe children change too much from birth to 25kg for one seat shell to adequately provide the protection they need at each stage.
Is Joie car seat safe?
The Joie i-Spin Safe is arguably one of its safest yet, which allows your child to stay rear facing from birth right up to the age of 4 years/18.5kg with no option to forward-face.
How safe are Joie car seats?
Following on from its groundbreaking chair, Joie has produced the Stages car seat, which can be used rear-facing until your child is four-years-old or 18kg, well over the legal requirement. Rearward facing car seats are known to be five times safer than forward facing seats in a frontal collision.