Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
Who is responsible for making sure all passengers under 16 are wearing seat belts?
- The front seat passenger
- Each passenger
- The driver — correct answer
Why
The driver is legally responsible for every passenger under 16 being properly restrained, not the passenger or their parent.
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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