Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
In California, who is required to wear a seat belt?
- Only children under 16
- Only the driver and front passenger
- All occupants, front and back seat — correct answer
Why
Every occupant must be belted, front and rear. The driver is responsible for passengers under 16. (Handbook, Section 8 — Seat Belts.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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