Seat Belt Laws — Colorado Driver's License Practice Test
9 questions in this topic · 9 drawn at random this round
How must a child who is 4 years or older but less than 9, weighing at least 40 pounds, be secured?
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This Colorado Driver's License Seat Belt Laws practice set has 9 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Colorado Driver's License knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Seat Belt Laws bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 9 questions at random from the same bank.
In a motor vehicle with a factory-equipped seat belt system, who does Colorado law require to wear a fastened seat belt?
- The driver, front seat passengers, and children under 16 — Correct answer
- Only the driver
- Only passengers riding in the back seat
- Only occupants traveling on the highway
Explanation: Colorado law requires a fastened seat belt in all motor vehicles with a factory-equipped seat belt system for the driver, front seat passengers, and children under 16.
Handbook: Seat Belt Laws — Who must buckle up
Which of the following is an exception to Colorado's seat belt law?
- The driver of a delivery van while on the job — Correct answer
- Anyone driving slower than 25 mph
- Drivers of vehicles made before 2010
- Anyone driving within their own neighborhood
Explanation: The only exceptions are emergency personnel, passenger buses and school buses, farm equipment, drivers of delivery vans while on the job, and anyone carrying a written medical statement from a physician exempting them.
Handbook: Seat Belt Laws — Exceptions
If a parent is not in the vehicle, who is responsible for ensuring each child is properly fastened into an appropriate child restraint system?
- The driver — Correct answer
- The oldest passenger in the vehicle
- The child himself or herself
- No one — the requirement does not apply without a parent
Explanation: If a parent is not in the vehicle, it is the driver's responsibility to ensure each child is properly fastened into an appropriate child restraint system.
Handbook: Seat Belt Laws — Driver responsibility for children