Under Pennsylvania's child passenger law, which children must ride in a federally-approved booster seat?
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A.
Any child from age 4 up to but not including age 8. Correct
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B.
Any child until they reach 4 feet 9 inches in height.
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C.
Any child under age 4 who has outgrown a rear-facing seat.
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D.
Any child from age 8 up to age 12.
The answer is "Any child from age 4 up to but not including age 8."
The booster-seat tier covers children who have turned 4 but are not yet 8. Drivers who studied NHTSA best-practice tips or another state's law reach for the 4-foot-9-inch height guideline printed on booster boxes and pick that instead of Pennsylvania's strict age window.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Any child until they reach 4 feet 9 inches in height.
The Pennsylvania rule is written by age, not by height. This answer substitutes the 4-foot-9-inch height guideline printed on booster boxes and cited in NHTSA best-practice tips for the state's strict age window.
C. Any child under age 4 who has outgrown a rear-facing seat.
Children younger than 4 belong in a full child safety seat, not a booster. This answer slides the booster range one tier younger than the statute, treating the under-4 child-safety-seat tier as the moment boosters begin.
D. Any child from age 8 up to age 12.
Once a child turns 8, PA law lets them use the vehicle's seat belt alone. This answer shifts the booster window into the tween years to match NHTSA advice that keeps children in boosters until they fit an adult seat belt.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "CHILD PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT 229 REQUIRES," p.90..
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