A child safety seat, comprising: a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back; a base for supporting the seat body; the base having a first portion positioned below the seat bottom and a second portion positioned behind the seat back; the seat bottom being slidably connected to the first portion of the base and the seat back being slidably connected to the second portion of the base; the seat body being movable relative to the base, between a resting position and a ride down position, defined as a position in which there has been a resulting change in location of the seat bottom relative to the second portion of the base from its resting position that was caused by an accident situation; means connected between the seat body and the base for dampening movement of the seat body from the resting position to the ride down position; characterised by means for adjusting an angle of the seat body relative to the base when the seat body is in the resting position, wherein the means for adjusting, comprises: a carriage slidably connected to the first portion of the base; the carriage including a plurality of notches therein; a rod connected to the seat bottom of the seat body; the rod being selectively placeable in one of the plurality of notches; and whereby location of the rod in one of the plurality of notches sets a recline position for the seat body in a resting position; whereby the dampening means is connected to said carriage. a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back; a base for supporting the seat body; the base having a first portion positioned below the seat bottom and a second portion positioned behind the seat back; the seat bottom being slidably connected to the first portion of the base and the seat back being slidably connected to the second portion of the base; the seat body being movable relative to the base, between a resting position and a ride down position, defined as a position in which there has been a resulting change in location of the seat bottom relative to the second portion of the base from its resting position that was caused by an accident situation; means connected between the seat body and the base for dampening movement of the seat body from the resting position to the ride down position; characterised by means for adjusting an angle of the seat body relative to the base when the seat body is in the resting position, wherein the means for adjusting, comprises: a carriage slidably connected to the first portion of the base; the carriage including a plurality of notches therein; a rod connected to the seat bottom of the seat body; the rod being selectively placeable in one of the plurality of notches; and whereby location of the rod in one of the plurality of notches sets a recline position for the seat body in a resting position; whereby the dampening means is connected to said carriage. a carriage slidably connected to the first portion of the base; the carriage including a plurality of notches therein; a rod connected to the seat bottom of the seat body; the rod being selectively placeable in one of the plurality of notches; and whereby location of the rod in one of the plurality of notches sets a recline position for the seat body in a resting position; whereby the dampening means is connected to said carriage.