Alaska: Seat belts and child safety — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which vehicle is exempt from the Alaska seat belt law?” · “What fine applies to adult seat belt violations?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Alaska Driver Manual" (Revised October 2025), Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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Under Alaska law, a child over four but under eight years old who is less than 57 inches tall and weighs 20 to under 65 pounds must be secured in what?
- A lap belt only
- A booster seat
- A rear-facing seat
- A regular seat belt
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Correct answer: A booster seat
The law requires a booster seat secured by a seat belt system or another approved child passenger restraint system for a child of that age, height and weight.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Under Alaska law, a child over four years old who exceeds the height or weight requirements for a booster seat must be secured in what?
- A rear-facing seat
- A booster seat
- No restraint at all, if seated in the back
- A seat belt
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Correct answer: A seat belt
The law says such a child shall be properly secured in a seat belt.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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For a child aged eight to under 16 who does not exceed the booster seat height and weight limits, who decides whether a child safety device or a safety belt is appropriate?
- The driver alone
- The child's parent
- A police officer
- The vehicle manufacturer
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Correct answer: The driver alone
The law says the choice is determined solely by the driver.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Which vehicle is exempt from the Alaska seat belt law?
- A vehicle built before 1980 whose original safety belts the owner has since removed
- A pickup truck used only for hauling cargo on gravel roads in rural areas
- A pre-1965 vehicle with no original belts that is not a custom collector vehicle
- A vehicle driven only at low speeds on short trips around town
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Correct answer: A pre-1965 vehicle with no original belts that is not a custom collector vehicle
The manual lists vehicles built prior to 1965 that had no safety belts as original equipment, and are not custom collector vehicles, as an exception.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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Which vehicle operator is exempt from the Alaska seat belt law?
- An employee delivering packages or groceries to customers' front doors
- An employee delivering mail or newspapers to roadside boxes from inside the vehicle
- A driver running a short errand at low speed on a quiet street
- A taxi driver carrying paying passengers across town
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Correct answer: An employee delivering mail or newspapers to roadside boxes from inside the vehicle
The manual lists operators delivering mail or newspapers from inside the vehicle to roadside boxes in the course of employment as an exception.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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Passengers in a school bus are exempt from the seat belt law unless what applies?
- The bus is carrying more than 20 students
- The bus is traveling on a highway
- The bus driver asks them to buckle up
- The bus must be equipped with safety belts
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Correct answer: The bus must be equipped with safety belts
The exception covers school bus passengers unless the bus is required to be equipped with safety belts.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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Which passengers are exempt from the Alaska seat belt law?
- Passengers in an emergency vehicle
- Passengers in a commercial truck
- Passengers in a rental car
- Passengers on a short trip near home
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Correct answer: Passengers in an emergency vehicle
The manual lists passengers in an emergency vehicle as an exception to the seat belt law.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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Who may exempt a person or class of people from the seat belt law by regulation?
- The Governor
- The Commissioner of Transportation
- The Commissioner of Public Safety
- The Alaska courts
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Correct answer: The Commissioner of Public Safety
The manual lists people or a class of people exempt by the Commissioner of Public Safety, as defined by regulations.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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A driver who fails to restrain passengers under age 16 may be fined up to how much and may receive how many demerit points?
- Up to $15 and no demerit points
- Up to $50 and two demerit points
- Up to $100 and three demerit points
- Up to $50 and no demerit points
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Correct answer: Up to $50 and two demerit points
The manual says such a driver may be fined up to $50 and may receive two demerit points on the operator's license.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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What fine applies to adult seat belt violations?
- $5
- $25
- $100
- $15
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Correct answer: $15
The manual says adult violations are subject to a $15 fine.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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How can the court waive the $15 seat belt fine for a person convicted under the law?
- The person donates $15 to an EMS organization
- The person completes a safe-driving course
- The person pays the fine within 30 days
- The person performs community service
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Correct answer: The person donates $15 to an EMS organization
A provision of the law lets the court waive the $15 fine if the person donates $15 to the EMS organization.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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A convicted driver who donates to an EMS organization in place of the $15 fine sends what to the court?
- A signed statement that the donation to the EMS organization was made
- A copy of the citation and a letter from an insurer
- A copy of the citation and the receipt from the EMS organization
- A copy of the receipt only, without the citation
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Correct answer: A copy of the citation and the receipt from the EMS organization
The manual says drivers send a copy of the citation along with the receipt from the EMS organization to the court.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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What does Alaska law require of ALL passengers, regardless of age?
- To ride in the rear seat only, whatever their age
- To use a seat belt or appropriate restraint device
- To use a booster seat until they reach the age of 16
- To sit directly behind the driver
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Correct answer: To use a seat belt or appropriate restraint device
The manual says Alaska law requires all passengers, regardless of age, to use a seat belt or appropriate restraint device (car seat or booster seat).
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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What are Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs)?
- Police officers who write seat belt citations
- Mechanics who install seat belts in older vehicles
- DMV examiners who test child car seats
- Trained educators in occupant protection in motor vehicles
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Correct answer: Trained educators in occupant protection in motor vehicles
The manual describes CPSTs as trained educators in occupant protection in motor vehicles.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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When car seats, booster seats and seat belts are used correctly, what happens to the risk of injury, hospitalization and death for children?
- It is greatly reduced
- It is slightly reduced
- It stays the same
- It is eliminated
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Correct answer: It is greatly reduced
The manual says the risk is greatly reduced when these restraints are used correctly.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends (it is not Alaska law) that infants and toddlers ride in a rear-facing car seat for how long?
- Only until they turn one year old or reach a weight of 20 pounds
- Until they can sit up on their own and hold up their heads
- As long as possible, up to the car seat's highest weight or height limit
- Until they are two years old, no matter how big they are
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Correct answer: As long as possible, up to the car seat's highest weight or height limit
The recommendation is to ride rear-facing as long as possible until reaching the highest weight or height the car seat manufacturer allows.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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Under the best practice recommendations, what should children who have outgrown the rear-facing limit for their car seat use?
- A booster seat right away, with no harness
- A forward-facing car seat with a harness
- A lap and shoulder seat belt on its own
- A lap belt only, with no shoulder strap
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Correct answer: A forward-facing car seat with a harness
The recommendation is a forward-facing car seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to the manufacturer's highest weight or height.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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Under the best practice recommendations, children should use a booster seat until the lap and shoulder belt fits properly, typically at what height?
- 4 feet 0 inches
- 3 feet 6 inches
- 5 feet 2 inches
- 4 feet 9 inches
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Correct answer: 4 feet 9 inches
The recommendation says a booster seat is used until the belt fits properly, typically at 4 feet 9 inches in height and between 8 and 12 years of age.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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Under the best practice recommendations, what should children who are old and large enough to use the vehicle seat belt alone always use?
- Lap and shoulder seat belts
- A lap belt alone
- A booster seat
- A forward-facing harness
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Correct answer: Lap and shoulder seat belts
The recommendation is that they should always use lap and shoulder seat belts for optimal protection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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Under the best practice recommendations, all children younger than what age should be restrained in the rear seats of vehicles?
- 8 years old
- 10 years old
- 13 years old
- 16 years old
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Correct answer: 13 years old
The recommendation is that all children younger than 13 years old be restrained in the rear seats for optimal protection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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What does the manual's closing page say about wearing seat belts in Alaska?
- It is mandatory only on highways
- It is mandatory only for drivers under 18
- It is optional for adult drivers
- It is mandatory
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Correct answer: It is mandatory
The manual states that wearing seat belts is mandatory in Alaska.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 89 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 89)