This recommendation is supported by test results from leading, independent German consumer organization such as Stiftung Warentest and the highly regarded General German Automobile Club ADAC as well as by the UN Norm R129: This regulation determines that children need to travel in a rear-facing position until they have reached 15 months of age and 76 cm in height.
 

For these situations, CYBEX forward-facing car seats feature impact shields with or without airbag technology, offering excellent protection without confining the child.

In fact, the Anoris T i-Size’s airbag technology allows it to deliver identical or better protection compared to a rear-facing car seat. It also delivers 50% better protection than forward-facing car seats with five-point harness systems.

A child seat with a backrest has side protectors that prevent the child from hitting the window in the case of a side impact collision. With a booster seat, however, the vulnerable parts of the child’s body are not sufficiently protected. Additionally, the routing of the seat belt cannot be adjusted to the height of the child so that the belt is often too close to the neck and not perfectly matching the hip area. Thanks to the backrest, the child is accompanied by the seat as it grows. 
 
Additionally, the child not only sits much firmer in the seat itself but is also much better protected due to the correct position of the seat belt. For that reason, we recommend to move into a high back booster seat at the latest possible age coming from a forward-facing or rear-facing toddler seat.