Minnesota permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 8 questions.
Can a Minnesota police officer stop you only because you are not wearing a seat belt?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Can a Minnesota police officer stop you only because you are not wearing a seat belt?
- A Yes, seat belt violations alone justify a stop
- B No, only if you commit another violation
- C Only if the driver is under 18
- D Only on interstate freeways
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A. Yes, seat belt violations alone justify a stop
Everyone in a Minnesota vehicle, front and back, must wear a seat belt, and officers can pull you over just for a seat belt violation.
In Minnesota, children under what age must ride in the back seat when one is available?
- A 16
- B 10
- C 13
- D 8
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C. 13
Children under 13 must ride in the back seat if one is available. The manual calls the back seat the safest place in most vehicles and repeats this rule in its airbag safety section.
At what age may a Minnesota child stop using a booster seat (if they have not already outgrown it)?
- A 4 years old
- B 9 years old
- C 13 years old
- D 7 years old
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B. 9 years old
Children aged 4 to 9 who have outgrown their car seat must use a booster with a safety belt. At age 9, or once they exceed the booster's limits, they use the seat belt alone.
A child is 18 months old and still under the height and weight limits of the car seat. How must the child ride?
- A On an adult's lap in the back seat
- B In a forward-facing car seat
- C In a rear-facing car seat
- D In a booster seat with a lap belt
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C. In a rear-facing car seat
Minnesota requires children under 2 to ride in a rear-facing car seat until they reach the seat's weight or height limit. Only a child who has outgrown the rear-facing seat moves to a forward-facing one.