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Wed 12 Dec 2002Children and pedestrians left out of advances in car safetyChildren are less well protected by safety features in recent car models than drivers and adult passengers, crash test specialists European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) have claimed.After subjecting 18 recent car models to violent front and side crashes, Euro NCAP found injury risks were higher for small children, even with special child restraints, than for adults.