The safety seat must be the right size for you.

The seat must meet Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS 213.1).

It must be used correctly, with you fastened into the car seat, and the seat fastened into the car.

You should ride in a place where an adult can watch you. (not in front of an air bag)

You should always ride facing the back of the car, up to 9 kg (20 lb).

Your bottom and back should be in contact with the bottom and back of the car seat.

and between your legs behind the crotch strap may make a better fit.

You should recline at a 45-degree angle.

If the vehicle seat slopes so that your head flops forward, your parents should tilt your seat back just

enough so that your head rests comfortably without falling forward.

To do this, a firm roll of cloth can be placed under the front of the car seat below your feet.

Shoulder straps must be in the lowest slots, the harness must be snug and the chest clip at armpit level.

If your parents already have a car seat, you may be able to use it when you are very small, depending on how it fits.

Many models can be adapted with padding, as long as they don’t have a shield.

Car seats with shields in front should not be used when you are very small, because your face or chest could hit the shield in a crash.

Car seats with a space of 13.75 cm, or less, between the crotch strap and the seat back, will keep you from slouching too much.

Shoulder straps must be in the lowest slots.

Household carriers or feeding seats are not strong enough to protect you in a crash.

An apnea monitor, portable oxygen tank or other equipment must be anchored to the floor of the car,

or under a seat, so they won’t fly around in a crash, and injure you or someone else.