Arkansas permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 5 questions.
Arkansas's general seat belt law (separate from the child-restraint and teen-driver rules) requires whom to wear a safety belt?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Arkansas's general seat belt law (separate from the child-restraint and teen-driver rules) requires whom to wear a safety belt?
- A Only the driver of the vehicle
- B The driver and the front-seat passenger
- C Only riders under 18 years old
- D Only people on roads posted over 45 mph
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B. The driver and the front-seat passenger
Arkansas law makes it illegal to drive or ride in the front seat without a safety belt. Separate rules require child restraints for all children under 15, and every passenger must be belted when a permit or learner driver is at the wheel.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, page 21
Can an Arkansas officer stop you only because you are not wearing a seat belt?
- A No, only after stopping you for another violation
- B Only if an unbuckled child is in the car
- C Only on interstate highways
- D Yes, it has been a primary offense since 2009
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D. Yes, it has been a primary offense since 2009
Since June 30, 2009, Arkansas officers may stop a vehicle just because the driver or front-seat passenger is not buckled up. This is called primary enforcement, and it has raised belt use and saved lives.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, page 21
Counting the $25 state fine and any local fines, up to how much can a violation of Arkansas's adult seat belt law cost?
- A $45
- B $25
- C $100
- D $250
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A. $45
Arkansas requires drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seat belts at all times. A violation can cost up to $45, made up of a $25 state fine plus any local fines. The bigger cost of not buckling up is the injury risk in a crash.
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services website
Under Arkansas's Child Passenger Protection Act, which child must ride in a child passenger safety seat?
- A A child under 4 who weighs less than 40 pounds
- B A child under 6 who weighs less than 60 pounds
- C Any child under 8, whatever their weight
- D Any child under 15 riding in the front seat
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B. A child under 6 who weighs less than 60 pounds
A child younger than 6 who weighs under 60 pounds must ride in a properly secured child safety seat, and all children under 15 must wear appropriate restraints. Small bodies need a seat designed for them because adult belts do not fit them safely.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, page 21