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Seat Belts Practice Questions

Seat belt questions cover the legal requirements for drivers and passengers, and why buckling up is one of the simplest ways to reduce road deaths.

10 questions on this topic, all of them printed below. Answer them all and get marked at the end, or take them one at a time with the answer after each.

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All 10 seat belts questions

Every question on this topic, as it is set. Open the fold under a question to read its answer and why that answer is right, or take the quiz above to have your answers marked.

1.

A car is carrying a driver and 3 adult passengers. There are seat belts in all seating positions. By law, seat belts must be worn by

  1. AOnly the driver
  2. BOnly the driver and front seat passenger
  3. CAll four people
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Answer: All four people

The Code says you must always wear a seat belt in a vehicle if one is fitted, and every passenger must wear one where available. This car has a belt at every seat, so the driver and all three passengers must buckle up, front and back.

2.

Which one of the following statements is correct? Seat belts

  1. ADo not have to be used in the rear seat
  2. BSave lives and prevent injury
  3. CAre not necessary for good drivers
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Answer: Save lives and prevent injury

The Code makes wearing a seat belt compulsory for every person in a vehicle where one is fitted, because it holds you in your seat in a crash. Seat belts save lives and prevent injury. Good drivers still get hit by others, and the back seat is no exception.

3.

You are driving a vehicle that only has a seat belt for the driver. To reduce the danger of being in a vehicle without a seat belt, where is the best place for passengers to sit?

  1. AIn the back seat
  2. BIn the front seat
  3. CIn the front seat sharing your seat belt
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Answer: In the back seat

The Highway Code does not say where an unbelted passenger should sit. The answer this paper works to is the back seat, furthest from the windscreen and the dashboard. Two people can never share one belt; it will not hold either of them in a crash.

4.

When passengers get in the car and do not put their seat belts on, the safest thing to do is

  1. ATell them the car has seat belts and they should wear them
  2. BSay nothing because it's the passengers' responsibility to wear their seat belts
  3. CDrive slower than you normally would so the passengers are safe
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Answer: Tell them the car has seat belts and they should wear them

The Code says you must wear your own seat belt and you should ensure your passengers wear theirs where available. So when someone gets in and does not buckle up, tell them the car has belts and ask them to put them on. Driving slower does not make an unbelted passenger safe.

5.

You want to give a lift to a friend and his four month old baby. Before you do, you need to make sure

  1. AYou have enough seat belts for all the passengers, including the baby
  2. BYou have a baby restraint properly fitted to your vehicle
  3. CYour driver's licence permits you to carry children under the age of twelve months
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Answer: You have a baby restraint properly fitted to your vehicle

The rule for passengers is to use a child restraint where one is fitted, and a four month old baby is far too small for a belt built round an adult body. So a seat belt for everyone is not enough here. Fit a baby restraint properly in your vehicle first, and carry the baby in that.

6.

You want to fit a baby restraint to your car. What should you secure the restraint to?

  1. AOnly at the back using the seat belt provided
  2. BAny seat belt in the back or front of the car
  3. CAn anchorage point designed for a baby restraint
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Answer: An anchorage point designed for a baby restraint

The Code tells passengers to use child restraints where fitted, but does not say how to fix one. The answer this paper works to is that a baby restraint is secured to an anchorage point made for it, so it stays put in a crash. A belt made for an adult is not designed to hold a baby seat.

7.

You give a friend and her 12 year old son a lift. Your friend sits in the front and her son gets in the back. The boy does not put his seat belt on. By law, who has to make sure the child wears his seat belt?

  1. AYour friend does because she is the parent
  2. BYou do, because you are the driver
  3. CThe child does because it is always the passenger's responsibility
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Answer: You do, because you are the driver

You must wear your own seat belt and see that your passengers are wearing theirs, and that duty stays with you because you are the one driving. It does not pass to his mother because she is in the car, and a child of twelve cannot carry it. Check the back seat before you drive off.

8.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. AOccupants in a car fitted with airbags are not required to wear a seat belt
  2. BSeat belts and child restraints are only required on long trips
  3. CBy law, all occupants of a car (unless exempt) need to be restrained by a properly fitted and adjusted seat belt or a child restraint
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Answer: By law, all occupants of a car (unless exempt) need to be restrained by a properly fitted and adjusted seat belt or a child restraint

The Code says everyone in a vehicle must wear a seat belt where one is fitted, with the only exemption for holders of a medical exemption certificate, and that child restraints must be used where fitted. This applies on every trip, and an airbag does not replace the belt.

9.

The most effective device for protecting passengers when in an accident is

  1. ASafety door latches
  2. BPadded instrument panels
  3. CSeat belts
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Answer: Seat belts

The Code makes the seat belt compulsory for every occupant where one is fitted, because it is the belt that keeps you in your seat and away from the windscreen and steering wheel when the car stops suddenly. Padded panels and safe door latches help, but the belt is the thing that saves lives.

10.

Child restraints (eg, baby capsules and child seats)

  1. AAre not as safe as holding a child in your arms
  2. BShould be fitted according to the manufacturers' instructions
  3. CNeed only be used if the child wants to sleep
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Answer: Should be fitted according to the manufacturers' instructions

The Code tells passengers to use child restraints where fitted. A baby capsule or child seat only holds a child in a crash when it is fitted the way its maker says, so fit it to the instructions. Holding a child in your arms cannot hold on in a crash.

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