Colorado permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 5 questions.
Under Colorado's seat belt law, which people must wear a fastened seat belt?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Under Colorado's seat belt law, which people must wear a fastened seat belt?
- A Only people riding on highways
- B Only the driver
- C The driver, front seat passengers and children under 18
- D Only passengers under 18, no matter which seat they are in
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C. The driver, front seat passengers and children under 18
Colorado requires a fastened seat belt for the driver and front seat passengers. Since January 1, 2025, every child under 18 must also be in a seat belt or child restraint in any seat (younger children need a car seat or booster). The handbook still says children under 16; the statute was raised to under 18.
Source: Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles website
A child is 18 months old and weighs 25 pounds. How must the child ride in Colorado?
- A In a booster seat with a lap belt
- B In a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat
- C In a forward-facing seat in the front seat
- D On an adult's lap, sharing the adult's own seat belt
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B. In a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat
Children less than 2 years old and weighing less than 40 pounds must ride in a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. Rear-facing seats spread crash forces across a small child's back, head and neck.
A 6-year-old weighing 50 pounds rides in your car, and a rear seat is available. What does Colorado law require?
- A A child restraint system or booster seat in the rear seat
- B An adult seat belt in the front seat
- C A rear-facing child seat
- D No restraint at all, as long as the child sits in the rear seat
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A. A child restraint system or booster seat in the rear seat
Children age 4 to under 9 who weigh at least 40 pounds must be secured in a child restraint system or booster seat in the rear seat when one is available. A booster positions the adult belt correctly over a child's hips and chest.
You are 17 and driving a car with five seat belts. What does Colorado law say about your passengers?
- A Extra passengers may ride if they sit on the floor
- B Passengers who are 16 or older may decide for themselves whether to buckle up or not
- C Only front seat passengers must buckle up
- D Every passenger must be restrained and the number cannot exceed the seat belts
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D. Every passenger must be restrained and the number cannot exceed the seat belts
Passengers in vehicles driven by anyone younger than 18 must be properly restrained or wear seat belts, and the number of passengers cannot exceed the number of seat belts.