A child is eight years old, stands under 4'9" tall, and weighs less than 100 pounds. What does the manual recommend?
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A.
No restraint is required for children age eight
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B.
The child may use a lap belt alone
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C.
Continued use of an appropriate child restraint system Correct
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D.
The child may sit in the front seat with a shoulder belt
The answer is "Continued use of an appropriate child restraint system"
The manual keeps recommending a child restraint system for any rider eight or older who has not yet reached 4'9" or 100 pounds. The no-restraint answer treats age eight as a hard stopping line, but the manual actually treats it as the earliest the seat belt alone might fit and asks the driver to check size before dropping the booster.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. No restraint is required for children age eight
Every rider from eight to fifteen must be restrained by a belt at minimum. This answer reads age eight as an off-ramp from all restraint rules, ignoring the size check the manual adds.
B. The child may use a lap belt alone
A lap belt alone is not what the manual recommends for a small eight-year-old. This answer assumes that any belt is enough once the child crosses age eight.
D. The child may sit in the front seat with a shoulder belt
Nothing in this bullet moves an eight-year-old to the front seat. This answer confuses the belt-fit question with the airbag-era front-seat guidance.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, and Air Bags," p.48..
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