Have the rules changed regarding car seats???

[willow5]

I have an i30 and saw a little tag in the seat that said isofix so maybe you can use them in that car? I don't know much about how the seat works but its the first time I've seen it

You will be able to next year. as long as there is an Australian approved seat for you to buy. Many European and US seats are already equipped to use the ISOFIX system but we can't legally use them. We need to wait for the Aussie manufacturers to produce them. They have been working on it, they know it's coming but who knows how long it will take to see them released. Hopefully not too long

The reason ISOFIX is safer is it is simple to install the seat, So user error or misuse is reduced. A properly installed seat is a safe seat, apparently improperly installed seats in Australia is a big cause of injuries and deaths. Followed by improperly restrained children. So hopefully simplifying installation will help in that area.

There are some studies showing ISOFIX installed seats perform better in some crash test too. It's a rigid installation so I think they may perform better in side impact crashes, it's been a while since I looked into that so don't quote me on it