DKT Test (Seat Belts/Restraints)

Which of the following assertions is the most accurate? Seat belts

Save lives and prevent injury.

Do not have to be used in the rear seat.

Are not necessary for good drivers.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
In the event of an accident, seat belts lessen injuries.

In the event of a collision, the most effective mechanism for protecting passengers is:

Padded instrument panels.

Seat belts

Safety door latches.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
In the event of an accident, a seat belt will help you from being catapulted through the windscreen.

You'd like to give a ride to a friend and his baby, who is four months old. You must first ensure the following:

Your driver's license permits you to carry children under the age of twelve months.

You have a baby restraint properly fitted to your vehicle.

You have enough seat belts for all the passengers, including the baby

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Babies are too small to wear standard seat belts, they must be secured in a properly fitted infant restraint.

When passengers enter the vehicle without fastening their seatbelts, the safest thing to do is:

Inform them that the vehicle has seat belts and that they should use them.

Drive slower than you normally would so the passengers are safe.

It is the passengers' responsibility to wear their seat belts, and say nothing.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
You are responsible for ensuring that your passengers buckle up.

The rear-seat adult passenger is breaking the law because she is:

Sitting in the back seat

Not wearing the available seat belt.

Distracting the driver.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
That back seat has a seat belt, but the passenger is not wearing it.

You want to install a child restraint in your vehicle. What should you use to keep the constraint in place?

An anchorage point designed for a baby restraint.

Any seat belt in the back or front of the car.

Only at the back using the seat belt provided.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
The majority of current automobiles have child restraint anchorages (often called Isofix points).

You offer to drive a friend and her 1O-year-old kid. Your acquaintance takes a seat in the front row, while her son takes a seat in the back. The kid does not fasten his seatbelt. Who is responsible for ensuring that the child wears his seat belt according to the law?

You do because you are the driver.

The child does because it is always the passenger's responsibility.

Your friend does because she is the parent.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
It is your responsibility to make sure that all of your passengers are wearing seat belts.

Kid restraints (such as baby capsules and child seats) and seat belts:

Are only needed on long trips.

Must always be worn properly, and adjusted tightly.

Are only needed on short trips.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
On any journey, always wear your seat belt.

A car transports a driver and three adult passengers. Seat belts are available in all seating positions. Seat belts are required by law to be worn by:

Only the driver.

Only the driver and front-seat passenger.

All four people.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
When a seat has a seat belt, the individual occupying that seat must wear it.