Illinois permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 6 questions.
Who must wear a safety belt in Illinois?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Who must wear a safety belt in Illinois?
- A Everyone, unless the car has front air bags
- B Only the driver and front-seat passengers
- C All drivers and passengers age 8 and older, front and back seats
- D Only drivers under age 21
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C. All drivers and passengers age 8 and older, front and back seats
Illinois requires every driver and passenger age 8 and older, in the front and back seats, to wear a belt, even in cars with air bags. Younger children must ride in a child restraint.
A 17-year-old passenger in your back seat refuses to buckle up. Under Illinois law, who is responsible?
- A The driver, who must make sure all passengers obey the belt law
- B Nobody, because back-seat belts are optional
- C The passenger's parent, wherever they are
- D Only the passenger, since they are old enough to decide for themselves
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A. The driver, who must make sure all passengers obey the belt law
It is the driver's responsibility to make sure all passengers follow the safety belt law and the Child Passenger Protection Act. If a passenger cannot buckle themselves, the driver must do it.
Under Illinois law, a child must ride in a rear-facing car seat until what age, unless they weigh more than 40 pounds or are taller than 40 inches?
- A Age 2
- B Age 8
- C Age 1
- D Age 4
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A. Age 2
Since 2019, Illinois requires children to ride rear-facing until age 2 unless they weigh over 40 pounds or are over 40 inches tall. Rear-facing seats protect a small child's head and neck best in a crash.
Under the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act, which children must ride in a child safety restraint system?
- A All children under age 12
- B All children under age 8
- C Only children under 40 pounds
- D All children under age 4
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B. All children under age 8
All children under 8 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint, which includes booster seats used with a lap/shoulder belt. Adult belts do not fit small children correctly.