Saving Children on the Road Quiz
Are you using your child’s safety seat properly? Take this quiz to find out, the answers might surprise you. Scroll down for results.
1. What percentage of children who ride in a car seat are in one that’s used incorrectly or the wrong type?
A. 45%
B. 5%
C. 5%
D. 85%
2. The safest place for your child while riding in the car is:
A. Buckled in a child safety seat next to you where you can keep an eye on him.
B. Buckled in an adult’s lap in the rear seat of the car.
C. Buckled in a child safety seat in the rear seat of the car.
D. Buckled in the passenger seat next to you.
3. When your child is riding in the front seat, it is recommended you position him as close to the airbag as possible in case of an accident.
A. True
B. False
4. On long trips, how do you keep your child from becoming restless in the car seat?
A. Let the child out of the car seat until she calms down.
B. Keep the child occupied with games, tapes, books and snacks.
C. Hold the child on your lap.
D. Let the child cry themselves to sleep.
5. The greatest number of crashes occur on:
A. Short trips at low speed.
B. Short trips at high speed.
C. Long trips at low speed.
D. Long trips at high speed.
6. In a 30-mph crash, a child is thrown forward with a force equal to ______ his or her weight.
A. 20 times
B. 25 times
C. 10 times
D. 15 times
7. When taking four or more children in you car:
A. Put all four children in the backseat and let the two in the middle share a seat belt.
B. Have one of the children sit on another child’s lap.
C. Ask another parent to take some of the children in their car.
D. Move the passenger seat all the way back and let the largest child sit there.
8. What approximate age should a child be allowed to use a regular seat belt?
A. Five years old.
B. Six years old.
C. Seven years old.
D. Eight years old.
9. Why does an infant seat have to face the rear?
A. Because many of the seats are made in Germany and to make the seat fit American cars it has to face the rear.
B. Babies need the extra protection provided by the back of the safety seat, which absorbs and spreads the force of the crash.
C. Because the Federal Motor Vehicles Association (FMVA) felt that if it faced forward, the driver would instinctively keep looking down and cause a crash.
D. The seat does not have to face the rear.
10. When used properly, child safety seats can reduce an infant and toddler’s (respectively) risk of death by:
A. 39% and 27%
B. 49% and 37%
C. 59% and 57%
D. 69% and 47%
Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. D
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