A 3-minute lesson from the Arizona course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Buckle Up Arizona! A lap and shoulder belt greatly reduces your chance of serious injury in a crash. As the driver you are responsible for young passengers, and Arizona has specific rules for children's car seats and air bags.
Know the rule
Each front seat occupant must wear the lap and shoulder belt properly adjusted and fastened while the vehicle moves — or the lap belt, if that is all that's installed.
Air bags are unsafe for children under 12. If a child must ride in front, turn the passenger-side air bag off (most newer vehicles have an on/off switch).
You're driving your 7-year-old niece, who is 4 feet 6 inches tall. She must ride in a child restraint system, not just a seat belt, because she hasn't reached 4 feet 9 inches.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
The operator of a motor vehicle must require all passengers under what age to buckle their seat belt?
16 years
12 years
18 years
8 years
Answer: 16 years
The operator must require all passengers under the age of 16 years to buckle up.
Arizona law says you may not transport a child under what age unless the child is secured in a child restraint system, regardless of height?
2 years old
4 years old
12 years old
5 years old
Answer: 5 years old
A driver may not transport a child under five unless the child is properly secured in a child restraint system; ages 5–8 have a 4-foot-9-inch height rule.
