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Seat Belts & Child Safety Seats

A 2-minute lesson from the Wisconsin 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
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Other Important Information
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
58, 59

Seat belts keep you in position to control the car, help prevent injury in a crash, and keep you from being thrown from the vehicle. Wisconsin requires them for everyone.

Know the rule

Wisconsin law requires you and your passengers to wear seat belts at any age.

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Know the rule

Fasten your seat belt before you start driving, and make sure everyone in your car fastens theirs.

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Know the rule

You still need to wear your seat belt even if your vehicle has air bags.

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The lap belt should fit snugly across your hip bones, just under your stomach. The shoulder belt goes across your chest.

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Know the rule

Adjust the belt so you can put your fist between the belt and your chest.

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Never put the shoulder belt under your arm or leave it so loose it hangs over your arm.

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Children, generally

Children, generally
SeatUntil age
Child safety seat4
Booster seat8
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Know the rule

Check the child safety seat's manual for the right way to fasten the seat belt and for its weight and height requirements.

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Know the rule

If you can't buy or get a child safety seat, visit safekidswi.org (Car Seat by Appointment) or call (414) 316-8058.

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Put it into practice

You're driving your 6-year-old nephew. He's past the age for a child safety seat but under 8, so he generally rides in a booster seat, with the belt fastened the way the seat's manual shows.

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.

Who is required to wear a seat belt in Wisconsin?
  1. Only the driver
  2. The driver and all passengers, at any age
  3. Only front-seat occupants
  4. Only passengers under 18

Answer: The driver and all passengers, at any age

Wisconsin law requires the driver and all passengers to wear seat belts at any age.

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Where should the lap belt fit?
  1. Loosely across your waist
  2. Snugly across your hip bones
  3. Across your upper stomach
  4. Snugly across your lower ribs

Answer: Snugly across your hip bones

The lap belt should fit snugly across your hip bones, just under your stomach.

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How should you check that your shoulder belt fits properly?
  1. It is as tight as you can pull it
  2. Your whole arm slides under it
  3. A fist fits between the belt and your chest
  4. It rests against your neck

Answer: A fist fits between the belt and your chest

Adjust your belt so that you can put your fist between the belt and your chest.

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Where should the shoulder belt never be worn?
  1. Snug against your collarbone
  2. Across your chest
  3. Under your arm
  4. Over your shoulder

Answer: Under your arm

Never put the shoulder belt under your arm.

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Until what age must a child generally be in a child safety seat in Wisconsin?
  1. Age four
  2. Age two
  3. Age six
  4. Age eight

Answer: Age four

Children must generally be in a child safety seat until they reach age four.

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Until what age must a child generally be in a booster seat in Wisconsin?
  1. Age twelve
  2. Age ten
  3. Age five
  4. Age eight

Answer: Age eight

Children must generally be in a booster seat until age eight.

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