Illinois law requires safety belts to be worn by all drivers and passengers of what age?
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A.
Age 16 and older, in every seat
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B.
Only the driver, at any age
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C.
Age 4 and older, front seat only
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D.
Age 8 and older, front and back seats Correct
The answer is "Age 8 and older, front and back seats"
Illinois requires safety belts for all drivers and passengers age 8 and older, in front and back seats, even in air-bag equipped vehicles. Drivers who hear belt reminders as directed at the person behind the wheel land on option B, since seat-belt PSAs and dashboard chimes speak only to the driver.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Age 16 and older, in every seat
The belt requirement starts at age 8, well below the age you can drive in Illinois. This answer confuses the driver-license age with the belt-use age, since 16 is the milestone most teens track.
B. Only the driver, at any age
Illinois names drivers AND all passengers age 8 and older, not the driver alone. This answer treats belt use as personal to whoever is driving, an idea reinforced by seat-belt PSAs and dashboard chimes that address the driver alone.
C. Age 4 and older, front seat only
Illinois covers front and back seats at age 8, not front-only and not from age 4. This answer carries over a child-seat graduation age from car-seat guidance and applies it to the general belt rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Safety Belt Law," p.23..
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