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Seat belts & child restraints

A 2-minute lesson from the Mississippi course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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2 minutes
Course unit
Parking, Night Driving & Seat Belts
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
64

Buckle up: it's the law. In Mississippi everyone in the vehicle must wear a seat belt, front seat or back, and young children need the right car seat or booster seat.

Know the rule

Drivers and all passengers must wear a properly fastened seat belt, whether in the front or back seat, whenever a passenger vehicle moves forward on a public road, street or highway.

Handbook p. 64 ↗

Mississippi child restraint law

Mississippi child restraint law
ChildMust ride in
Under 4 years oldA child passenger restraint device (car seat)
Age 4 to under 7 AND under 4'9" or under 65 lbA belt-positioning booster seat
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Know the rule

Car seats and booster seats must meet applicable safety standards.

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Know the rule

Violators of the safety belt and child restraint law can be fined.

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Children under this age should always ride in the backseat

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Recommendations:

  • AAP: keep kids rear-facing to the convertible seat's max height or weight, usually age 3 to 5
  • Children weighing 40 to 65 pounds should use a booster seat designed for motor vehicle use
Handbook p. 64 ↗

Put it into practice

You're driving your 6-year-old nephew, who is 4 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 50 pounds. He's between 4 and 7 and under 4 feet 9 inches, so the law requires a belt-positioning booster seat, and he should ride in the backseat.

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.

Under Mississippi law, which passengers must wear a properly fastened seat belt?
  1. The driver and all passengers
  2. Only passengers under age 18
  3. Only the driver and front-seat passenger
  4. Only passengers in vehicles made after 2010

Answer: The driver and all passengers

Mississippi law requires the driver and every passenger, whether in front or back, to wear a properly fastened seat belt.

Handbook p. 64 ↗
At what age must a child be properly secured in a child passenger restraint device (car seat)?
  1. Under 8 years old
  2. Under 6 years old
  3. Under 2 years old
  4. Under 4 years old

Answer: Under 4 years old

Children under four years old must be secured in a child passenger restraint device that meets safety standards.

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A 5-year-old child is 4 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 42 pounds. What restraint does Mississippi law require?
  1. No restraint is required at that age
  2. A rear-facing infant car seat only
  3. A standard adult seat belt only
  4. A belt-positioning booster seat

Answer: A belt-positioning booster seat

Children 4 to under 7 who are under 4'9" or under 65 pounds must use a belt-positioning booster seat.

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According to the handbook, where should children under 13 always ride?
  1. Anywhere, as long as they're buckled
  2. In the front seat if taller than 5 feet
  3. In the backseat
  4. In the front passenger seat only if belted

Answer: In the backseat

Children under the age of 13 should always ride in the backseat.

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A booster seat is required for children age 4 to under 7 below what weight?
  1. 65 pounds
  2. 80 pounds
  3. 40 pounds
  4. 50 pounds

Answer: 65 pounds

Children 4 to under 7 who weigh less than sixty-five pounds must use a booster seat.

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Only the driver and front-seat passenger are legally required to wear seat belts in Mississippi.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

All passengers, front and back seat, are required to wear a properly fastened seat belt in Mississippi.

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