An Oregon infant is still within the rear-facing limits printed on their car seat. Until what age must they ride REAR-FACING?
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A.
2 years. Correct
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B.
5 years.
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C.
6 months.
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D.
1 year.
The answer is "2 years."
Oregon keeps infants rear-facing until they turn 2. This infant is still within the seat's rear-facing limits, so the age rule decides it. Rear-facing seats give far better head and neck support in a frontal collision, the most common severe-collision direction. Assuming a baby can face forward as soon as they sit up and hold their head steady is the trap in C, well before the age Oregon actually sets.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. 5 years.
Rear-facing is required only until age 2; a forward-facing car seat continues past that. This answer conflates the age-2 rear-facing rule with the broader child-safety-seat requirement that runs until age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches.
C. 6 months.
Rear-facing must continue until age 2; six months is too young to stop using a rear-facing restraint under Oregon's rule. This answer assumes an infant may face forward as soon as they can sit up and hold their head steady, well before age 2.
D. 1 year.
Oregon requires rear-facing until age 2, not age 1. This answer falls back on the outdated one-year rear-facing benchmark from earlier pediatric guidance.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Safety Belts," p.74..
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