New Jersey permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 7 questions.
Under New Jersey's seat belt law, who is responsible for making sure a 16-year-old passenger is buckled?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Under New Jersey's seat belt law, who is responsible for making sure a 16-year-old passenger is buckled?
- A The 16-year-old passenger
- B The driver
- C The passenger's parent, even if not in the car
- D No one, if the passenger sits in the back
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B. The driver
New Jersey makes the driver responsible for buckling every passenger under 18. Front-seat passengers 18 and older are responsible for themselves.
An adult rides unbuckled in the back seat of a New Jersey car. When can they get a ticket for it?
- A Any time an officer sees them, as a primary offense
- B Never, since back-seat belts are optional
- C Only if the car is stopped for some other reason
- D Only if the driver is under 21
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C. Only if the car is stopped for some other reason
Seat belt violations by the driver, front-seat passengers and anyone under 18 are primary offenses. Unbuckled back-seat adults can be ticketed only when the car is stopped for another reason.
A 6-year-old who is 4 feet 2 inches tall is riding in a New Jersey car with a back seat. How must the child ride?
- A In a booster seat or harnessed child seat in a rear seat
- B In the front seat with an adult seat belt
- C In a rear seat using only the adult lap and shoulder seat belt
- D In a rear-facing seat in the front seat
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A. In a booster seat or harnessed child seat in a rear seat
Children under 8 who are shorter than 57 inches must ride in a rear seat in either a forward-facing harnessed seat or a booster seat. Rear seats are the safest place for children.
Under New Jersey law, a child under age 2 who weighs less than 30 pounds must ride in what?
- A A forward-facing seat with a five-point harness
- B A booster seat in the back seat
- C A rear-facing child seat with a five-point harness
- D An adult's lap with a seat belt
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C. A rear-facing child seat with a five-point harness
Children under 2 who weigh less than 30 pounds must ride in a federally approved rear-facing seat with a five-point harness. Rear-facing seats spread crash forces across a baby's back.