Until what age must infants ride REAR-FACING in an Oregon vehicle?
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A.
6 months.
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B.
1 year.
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C.
2 years. Correct
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D.
5 years.
The answer is "2 years."
Oregon requires infants to ride rear-facing until they reach 2 years of age. Rear-facing seats provide far better head and neck support in a frontal collision (the most common severe-collision direction); the 2-year rule reflects current pediatric safety guidance.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 6 months.
Rear-facing must continue until age 2. Misreading: Confuses rear-facing duration with an older six-month minimum; Oregon requires rear-facing until age 2.
B. 1 year.
The minimum is 2 years. Misreading: Reflects an outdated 1-year benchmark; Oregon's rule extends rear-facing to age 2.
D. 5 years.
Rear-facing is required until 2; forward-facing seats continue beyond that. Misreading: Conflates rear-facing age with the broader child-safety-seat requirement (until age 8 or 4'9").
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Safety Belts," p.74..
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