Vehicles
The Canadian term for LATCH. (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children)
What is (L)UAS?
This legislation/statute gives a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) the power to issue a citation to a driver for the incorrect use of a CRS.
What is the HTA (Highway Traffic Act, Ontario)?
The handle of an IRS (infant restraint system) belongs here when in the vehicle.
What is in the approved position as described by the CRS manufacturer?
The two types of Booster Seats.
What is a High Back booster (HBB) and a No Back Booster (NBB)?
What is age 13?
Model Year 2002 (and newer)
What is the year that all passenger vehicles were required to have UAS?
This entity designs and produces CRS's that meet applicable Standards.
What is the CRS manufacturer?
20 lbs
What is the Ontario legal minimum to ride forward facing?
8, 80, 4'9"
What is when it's permitted to ditch the booster seat (Ontario)?
The safest spot for a CRS in the vehicle.
What is the rear centre seat (but ONLY if a good install can be achieved there!)?
Frontal (or off set frontal) collisions
What is the most common and most severe type of collision?
What is the type of collision that CRS's are designed to protect against?
This entity makes the test Standards and sets the minimum regulations for CRS's.
What is Transport Canada?
22 lbs
What is the minimum weight rating that CMVSS allows a forward facing CRS to be certified to?
When it's safe to ditch the booster seat.
A crashed CRS. An expired CRS.
What are two reasons to replace a car seat?
Laminated front windshield glass, crumple zones, and padded surfaces.
What are passive vehicle occupant safety features?
This entity is responsible for making sure the CRS is in working order, not expired, and is being used correctly.
Who is the parent/caregiver?
The body part most at risk of injury when Forward-Facing.
What is the head (neck/spine)?
213.2
What is the CMVSS regulation pertaining to booster seats?
The National Safety Mark on a CRS is denoted by what symbol?
What is the maple leaf?
3 (three)
What is the minimum amount of top tethers that a passenger vehicle must come equipped with?
This entity regulates the importation, sale, and safety of children's products through its Consumer Product Safety Act.
What is Health Canada (Federal)?
Their legs are so squished!
What is the most common reasons caregivers give for turning their child forward facing too soon?
This must be behind a child's head when riding in a booster seat.
What is head support (vehicle head restraint, seat back, or booster head support)?
The best place for a caregiver to find help with their CRS.
What is the FaT (Find-a-Tech) map at www.cpsac.org? Not all firefighters are techs!