In Oregon, who is required to wear a safety belt?
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A.
Drivers and passengers in every seating position. Correct
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B.
Only the driver of the vehicle.
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C.
Only occupants under 18 years of age.
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D.
Drivers and passengers, except those in the rear seat.
The answer is "Drivers and passengers in every seating position."
The manual prints a single unconditional rule: safety belt use is mandatory in Oregon for all drivers and passengers in all available seating positions. There is no rear-seat carve-out, no driver-only application, and no age-based exemption (the child-safety-seat requirement operates alongside the belt mandate, not in place of it).
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Only the driver of the vehicle.
The mandate covers passengers as well, not just the driver. Misreading: Misreads the belt rule as a driver-only requirement instead of a vehicle-wide one.
C. 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. Misreading: Confuses the child-restraint age cutoff with the general belt-use mandate, which has no age limit.
D. Drivers and passengers, except those in the rear seat.
The mandate explicitly covers all available seating positions, including the rear seat. Misreading: Misreads 'all available seating positions' as exempting rear-seat occupants.
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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