@article{ref1,
title="1995 "Bertil Aldman award" lecture "children are not miniature adults"",
journal="Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference",
year="1995",
author="Tarriere, C.",
volume="23",
number="",
pages="15-28",
abstract="Recent accident research studies confirm on larger samples the specific vulnerable points of children: (1) at the neck level for the youngest; and (2) at the abdominal level for those who, below age 10-12, use the adult seat belt. Technical solutions are available: &quot;rearward-facing&quot; seats for the youngest, and boosters cushions above age 3 or 4. Dynamic test procedures encounter serious limitations due to design shortcomings of child dummies, and the scant data available to determine protection criteria. A considerable research effort is needed, including research on lateral impacts. Children differ from adults not only by their size and speed of evolution.At least until puberty, their structure includes a great many features which means they cannot be reduced to a model of the adult. These features must be taken into account in designing protection systems.<p />",
language="en",
issn="2235-3151",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}