According to the manual, what happens to an unrestrained person during a crash?
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A.
The vehicle's airbags will fully protect them
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B.
They are safest if they can brace against the dashboard
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C.
Rear-seat riders face no additional risk
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D.
They become a danger to each person in the vehicle Correct
The answer is "They become a danger to each person in the vehicle"
The manual warns that a person not properly restrained becomes a flying object and a danger to each person in the vehicle. The airbag answer rests on the widespread belief that airbags are a substitute for the belt, when the manual treats the two as a system that works together and neither one alone.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The vehicle's airbags will fully protect them
The manual treats airbags and belts as a system, not as substitutes for each other. This answer trusts the airbag as a stand-alone shield, a story built up from car ads that show the bag deploying alone.
B. They are safest if they can brace against the dashboard
Bracing does not protect an unbelted rider in a crash. This answer borrows the airline crash-position picture and applies it to a car, where the forces are much sharper.
C. Rear-seat riders face no additional risk
The warning covers every seating position in the car, including the back seat. This answer falls back on the folk sense that the back seat is a safe zone belts are not needed for.
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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