Childseat standard will make carrying kids by bike much safer, says CTC

CTC Technical Officer, Chris Juden has long campaigned for the standard, and helped draft it.

A bicycle child seat is not an easy thing to write standards about,said Juden.

“It’s not just the seat: the bikes you can put them on vary so much; and then you have different national traditions to contend with. The Germans don’t like front seats on the handlebars and the Dutch don’t like the straps to be so secure – for when the bike goes in the canal.

"There were times when the work became completely bogged down in seemingly irreconcilable differences and insoluble problems; but you can’t just give up."

A statement from CTC said: "We are confident that reputable childseat manufacturers will be ensuring that their products provide the highest certifiable levels of safety and marking them accordingly."