North Carolina permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 6 questions.
Under North Carolina law, which child must ride in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Under North Carolina law, which child must ride in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system?
- A A child under 6 who weighs less than 60 pounds
- B A child under 4 who weighs less than 40 pounds
- C Any child under 12, whatever their weight
- D A child under 8 who weighs less than 80 pounds
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D. A child under 8 who weighs less than 80 pounds
A child under 8 and under 80 pounds must be secured in a weight-appropriate child restraint. Older children under 16 must use a restraint or seat belt. Boosters help seat belts fit across the hips and shoulder, not the stomach and neck.
Your car has an active passenger-side air bag and a back seat. Which child must ride in the rear seat (unless the seat is designed for air bags)?
- A A child under 2 who weighs less than 20 pounds
- B A child under 5 who weighs less than 40 pounds
- C Any child under 16 years old
- D A child under 8 who weighs less than 80 pounds
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B. A child under 5 who weighs less than 40 pounds
With an active passenger air bag and a rear seat, a child under 5 and under 40 pounds must ride in the back unless the restraint is designed for use with the air bag. Air bags deploy at up to 200 mph and can seriously injure small children.
Who must wear a seat belt in a moving car in North Carolina?
- A Only passengers under 18
- B Only the driver and the front-seat passenger
- C Only occupants of cars without air bags
- D The driver and all passengers
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D. The driver and all passengers
The driver and all passengers must have a seat belt properly fastened whenever the vehicle is moving forward on a street or highway. Air bags are only supplemental protection.
Under North Carolina law, children younger than what age may not ride in the open bed of a pickup truck (with some exceptions)?
- A 12
- B 8
- C 18
- D 16
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D. 16
North Carolina prohibits children under 16 from riding in an open pickup bed, with exceptions such as an adult supervising in the bed, an emergency or a parade. The driver is responsible, and violators face a $25 fine.