Safety in the Car

Information for parents and caregivers

• Car Time (Transport Canada/Health Canada fact sheets)
  • Stage 1: Safe travel in a rear-facing infant seat
  • Stage 2: Safe travel in a forward-facing child seat
  • Stage 3: Safe travel in a booster seat
  • Stage 4: Safe travel in a seat belt
• Children and side air bags
• Keep kids safe: Car time 1-2-3-4
• Universal anchorage system (UAS)
  • Research report on UAS usability also available

Child restraint & booster cushion notices

• Most recent notices
  • Cross Border Shopping Is Not the Best Deal for Your Child’s Safety (Consumer Information Notice) November 8, 2007
  • Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Safety 1st Products Harness Slippage (Public Notice) August 31, 2007
  • Baby Trend Infant Car Seats (Public Notice) August 30, 2007
  • Britax Roundabout Infant/Child Seat: English Instructions (Consumer Information Notice) August 13, 2007
  • Combi Centre Infant Car Seat UAS Belt Replacement (Public Notice) July 12, 2007
  • Designer 22 Infant Car Seat Installation Using Base and UAS Belt (Consumer Information Notice) June 29, 2007
  • Sunshine Kids Radian Infant/Child Restraint System SafeStop Load-Limiting Device (Public Notice) May 18, 2007
  • Interim Order for 30-kg (65-lb) Rated Child Restraint Systems in Canada (Consumer Information Notice) May 22, 2007

Research reports 

• Behavioural evaluation of child restraint system (CRS) label/warning effectiveness (2002)
• Child restraint use in Canada : 1997 survey data (1998)
• Usability Study of the Universal Anchorage System for Child Restraints in School Buses and Passenger Vehicles (2007)

School Bus Safety

Tips for kids and their parents

• Be bright - Think right
• Child Seats on School Buses
• School bus safety advisory notices

Information for school bus drivers

• A Better View: School Bus Mirror Adjustment Procedures

Research reports

• Review of bus safety issues
• School bus collision summary, Canada 1989-1997
• School bus collisions, 1988-1997
• School bus collisions 1992-2001
• School bus restraints for small children in Canada
• Usability Study of the Universal Anchorage System for Child Restraints in School Buses and Passenger Vehicles (2007)

Links

Links to our Car Time Partners

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• CAA - Canadian Automobile Association
• Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
• Health Canada
  • Division of Childhood & Adolescence

Other Links

• Be Bright-Think Right - official web site (Scouts Canada)
• Block Parent Program of Canada
• Canada Safety Council
• Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH)
• Child & Family Canada

Link to regulations

• Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations (RSSR) (Motor Vehicle Safety Act)