According to the manual, when may a child younger than 2 be moved out of a rear-facing car seat?
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A.
As soon as the child reaches 30 inches in height.
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B.
On the child's first birthday if they weigh 20 pounds or more.
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C.
As soon as the child can sit up on their own without support.
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D.
When the child outgrows the car seat manufacturer's maximum weight and height limits. Correct
The answer is "When the child outgrows the car seat manufacturer's maximum weight and height limits."
Pennsylvania keeps a child younger than 2 in a rear-facing car seat until they outgrow the manufacturer's stated maximum weight or height limit. Choice B is the old federal one-year, 20-pound guideline many parents still repeat; Pennsylvania replaced that shortcut with the seat manufacturer's own weight and height ceiling.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. As soon as the child reaches 30 inches in height.
The manual points to the manufacturer's stated maximum weight and height, which vary by seat model. No single height number applies statewide. This answer substitutes a memorable round height number for the seat-specific manufacturer ceiling the manual names.
B. On the child's first birthday if they weigh 20 pounds or more.
The manual keeps children under 2 rear-facing until they outgrow the seat's limits. Turning 1 is not the exit trigger. This answer repeats the older '1 year and 20 pounds' pediatric guideline that Pennsylvania replaced with the manufacturer-limit rule.
C. As soon as the child can sit up on their own without support.
Sitting up unassisted is a baby-gear milestone, not the legal exit test. The manual ties the rear-facing exit to the manufacturer's stated weight and height limits. This answer applies the parenting rule of thumb that unassisted sitting signals readiness for the next stage of baby gear, which the car seat law does not use.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "CHILD RESTRAINT LAW," p.90..
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