In Oregon, who must wear a safety belt?
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A.
All drivers and passengers in all seats. Correct
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B.
Only the driver and front-seat passenger.
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C.
Only adults; children are covered by child-seat rules instead.
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D.
Only occupants under 18.
The answer is "All drivers and passengers in all seats."
Safety belt use is mandatory in Oregon for all drivers and passengers in all available seating positions. Child passengers must be restrained in approved child safety seats until they are 8 years of age or at least 4 feet 9 inches in height, and the adult lap and shoulder belt fits them correctly; the child-seat rule is how the mandate applies to them, not an exemption from it. The rule carries no front-seat limit and no age cutoff: back-seat passengers and adult occupants must buckle up the same as everyone else.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Only the driver and front-seat passenger.
The rule covers every available seating position, not just the front row. Misreading: Misreads 'all available seating positions' as front-seat-only.
C. Only adults; children are covered by child-seat rules instead.
The belt mandate covers all drivers and passengers. Child safety seats are how young children meet the restraint requirement; they add to the rule, they do not exempt children from it. Misreading: Reads the child-safety-seat rule as replacing the all-occupants belt mandate rather than adding to it.
D. Only occupants under 18.
Every occupant must buckle up, regardless of age. Misreading: Adds an under-18 age limit the manual does not include.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Safety Belts," p.73..
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