Kansas: Seat belts and child safety — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What does it mean that seatbelt use is a "Primary Violation" in Kansas?” · “According to the manual, what is the safest position for a child safety seat?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Kansas Driving Handbook" (Revised February 2022), Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles.
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What does it mean that seatbelt use is a "Primary Violation" in Kansas?
- A vehicle can be stopped solely for an unrestrained adult in front or a child anywhere
- An officer may cite it only after stopping the vehicle for another violation
- Only the driver can be cited, and the passengers can never be cited
- It applies only to drivers and passengers who are under 21 years old
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Correct answer: A vehicle can be stopped solely for an unrestrained adult in front or a child anywhere
Because seatbelt use is a primary violation, a vehicle can be stopped solely for an unrestrained adult in a front seat or an unrestrained child anywhere in the vehicle.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 16
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Who is responsible for making sure all children in a Kansas passenger car are properly protected with the appropriate restraints?
- The oldest passenger
- The vehicle's owner, even if not in the car
- The driver
- The parent of each child, only if in the car
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Correct answer: The driver
The driver of a passenger car is responsible for ensuring that all children in the vehicle are properly protected with the appropriate occupant restraints.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 16
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In the Kansas child restraint rules, what is a "passenger car"?
- Any vehicle designed to carry fewer than 5 passengers
- Any vehicle with two or four doors
- Any vehicle that weighs less than 5,000 pounds
- Any vehicle designed to carry fewer than 10 passengers
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Correct answer: Any vehicle designed to carry fewer than 10 passengers
The manual defines a passenger car as any vehicle designed to carry fewer than 10 passengers.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 16
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How must a child under the age of 4 be restrained in a Kansas passenger car?
- In a booster seat or with a seatbelt
- In a federally approved child safety seat
- With a seatbelt in the back seat
- On an adult's lap in the back seat
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Correct answer: In a federally approved child safety seat
All children under the age of 4 must be restrained in a federally approved child safety seat.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 16
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According to the manual, what is the safest position for a child safety seat?
- The middle of the backseat
- The front passenger seat
- Behind the driver's seat
- Behind the front passenger seat
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Correct answer: The middle of the backseat
The manual states that the safest position to place a safety seat is in the middle of the backseat.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 17
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If children are in the vehicle, what should you do about the doors before you drive away?
- Leave the doors unlocked so children can leave quickly
- Lock the doors and turn on the childproof locks
- Lock the doors but leave the childproof locks off
- Open the rear windows instead of locking the doors
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Correct answer: Lock the doors and turn on the childproof locks
The manual says to lock the vehicle's doors and turn on the childproof locks if children are in the vehicle.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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How do safety belts help a driver keep control of the vehicle?
- They keep you behind the wheel if you are struck from the side or make a quick turn
- They lock the steering wheel in place whenever the vehicle turns too fast
- They slow the vehicle automatically in a sudden turn
- They keep the steering wheel from moving in a crash
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Correct answer: They keep you behind the wheel if you are struck from the side or make a quick turn
If you are struck from the side or make a quick turn, the force could push you sideways, and you cannot steer if you are not behind the wheel; a belt keeps you there.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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What do safety belts do when a crash occurs?
- They tighten and pull you back into the seat only at high speed
- They release automatically so you can get out
- They move with you and lock up
- They stay loose to let you reach the steering wheel
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Correct answer: They move with you and lock up
Safety belts move with you and lock up if a crash occurs, keeping you from being thrown from the vehicle.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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How should a shoulder harness be worn?
- Under the arm and across the lap, with a little slack
- Across the shoulder and chest with minimal if any slack
- Behind the back with the lap belt worn snug and low
- Across the stomach and hips, loosely
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Correct answer: Across the shoulder and chest with minimal if any slack
A shoulder harness is worn across the shoulder and chest with minimal if any slack, not under the arm or behind the back.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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What could wearing the shoulder harness the wrong way cause in a crash?
- Broken windows
- A jammed door latch
- Failure of the lap belt
- Serious internal injuries
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Correct answer: Serious internal injuries
Wearing the harness the wrong way, such as under the arm or behind the back, could cause serious internal injuries in a crash.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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How should the lap belt be adjusted?
- Snug and low across your hips
- Loose and low across your thighs
- Snug and high across your ribs
- Loose across your stomach
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Correct answer: Snug and low across your hips
The lap belt should be snug and lie low across your hips after fastening.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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If your vehicle has an automatic shoulder belt, what else should you do?
- Nothing, because the automatic belt is enough
- Wear the shoulder belt under your arm
- Buckle your lap belt as well
- Move your seat back as far as possible
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Correct answer: Buckle your lap belt as well
You must buckle the lap belt too, otherwise in a collision you could slide out of the belt and be hurt or killed.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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What is the correct seating position when you wear a safety belt?
- Slightly reclined, with your back a few inches from the seat
- Upright, with your back against the seat and your feet on the floor
- Slouched low, with one foot resting on the seat
- Leaning forward, with your feet on the dashboard
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Correct answer: Upright, with your back against the seat and your feet on the floor
You should be seated upright with your back against the seat and your feet on the floor; slouching or putting your feet on the dashboard reduces the restraint system's effectiveness.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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Why should safety belts be worn even if the vehicle is equipped with air bags?
- Air bags are designed to deploy only in side and rear collisions, not in frontal ones
- Air bags protect only front-seat passengers and never the driver
- Air bags stay inflated for a long time and block the driver's view
- Air bags do not protect you if you are hit from the side or rear or the vehicle rolls over
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Correct answer: Air bags do not protect you if you are hit from the side or rear or the vehicle rolls over
Air bags protect against hitting the steering wheel, dashboard or windshield, but not in a side or rear hit or a rollover, and they will not keep you behind the wheel.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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How does the manual describe air bags?
- Supplemental restraints designed to work best in combination with safety belts
- Full replacements for safety belts in modern vehicles
- Restraints designed to work best without safety belts
- Optional equipment that makes belts unnecessary at low speeds in town
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Correct answer: Supplemental restraints designed to work best in combination with safety belts
Air bags are supplemental restraints designed to work best together with safety belts, so belts should always be worn.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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Why will an air bag not help during a secondary collision?
- It deploys only in side impacts and never in a second crash
- It must be reset by a mechanic after the first impact
- It deploys only once and deflates quickly after impact
- It stays inflated and blocks the driver's view
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Correct answer: It deploys only once and deflates quickly after impact
Air bags deploy only once and deflate quickly after impact, so they are not helpful during a secondary collision.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 27
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In which crashes are front air bags designed to deploy?
- Side impact crashes only
- Frontal and near-frontal collisions
- Rear impact crashes and rollovers
- Any crash at any speed
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Correct answer: Frontal and near-frontal collisions
Front air bags deploy in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not in side impact, rear impact or rollover crashes.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 28
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What kind of injuries from a deploying air bag are typical when they occur?
- Serious head injuries
- Broken ribs and collarbones
- Neck fractures
- Minor abrasions or burns
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Correct answer: Minor abrasions or burns
Air bag injuries, when they occur, are typically minor abrasions or burns; more serious injuries are rare.
Source: Kansas Driving Handbook (Revised February 2022), page 28