In Oregon, who is required to wear a safety belt?
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A.
Drivers and passengers, except those in the rear seat.
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B.
Only the driver of the vehicle.
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C.
Drivers and passengers in every seating position. Correct
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D.
Only occupants under 18 years of age.
The answer is "Drivers and passengers in every seating position."
Oregon's rule is unconditional: safety belt use is mandatory for all drivers and passengers in every available seating position. The front-seat-only version in A is a carryover from earlier state laws that once exempted rear-seat riders, a carve-out Oregon's mandate does not include.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Drivers and passengers, except those in the rear seat.
The mandate covers every seating position, rear seat included. Older belt laws in several states once applied only to front-seat occupants, and drivers who first learned under those rules often expect the same carve-out in Oregon. This answer carries forward the front-seat-only belt rule from older state laws that once exempted rear-seat riders.
B. Only the driver of the vehicle.
The mandate covers passengers as well, not just the driver. This answer misreads the belt rule as a driver-only requirement instead of a vehicle-wide one.
D. Only occupants under 18 years of age.
The belt rule applies to all ages; the under-8 rule is a separate child-safety-seat requirement. This answer confuses the child-restraint age cutoff with the general belt-use mandate, which has no age limit.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Safe & Responsible Driving, Safety Belts," p.73..
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