BC vehicle safety and occupant protection practice

Review questions about seat belts, occupant protection, vehicle controls and checks before driving. These practice situations help you identify topics to revisit in Learn to Drive Smart. Use the app for the explanations and related concept cards.

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Q-0331How should a head restraint be adjusted?
Q-0332What injury is a head restraint meant to prevent?
Q-0333How far from the steering wheel should you position your seat in a vehicle with airbags?
Q-0334Do airbags replace seatbelts?
Q-0335Where should the lap portion of a seatbelt sit?
Q-0336Which of these is unsafe when wearing a seatbelt?
Q-0337Why does the manual mention short trips specifically?
Q-0338A rear-facing child seat must never be placed where?
Q-0339When may a child move out of a rear-facing seat at the earliest?
Q-0340What must always be used with a forward-facing child seat?
Q-0341Until when is a booster seat required?
Q-0342What does a booster seat actually do?
Q-0343Why should a passenger's seat be upright rather than deeply reclined?
Q-0344Whose responsibility is it that passengers are properly secured?
Q-0345By how much does a correctly used child safety seat reduce the risk of fatality?
Q-0346How should a pregnant passenger wear the lap belt?
Q-0347Until what age does the manual recommend keeping children in the back seat?
Q-0348May you keep a child in a seat beyond the legal minimum stage?
Q-0349When should you check tire pressure?
Q-0350A tire shows a bulge in the sidewall but holds pressure. What should you do?
Q-0351You have fitted a space-saver spare tire. What limitation applies?
Q-0352Why should all four tires be similar?
Q-0353How many snow tires does the manual say to install?
Q-0354Why does winter preparation include checking the exhaust system?
Q-0355What does the manual advise about tire chains?
Q-0356Conditions have become extremely bad on a winter highway. What does the manual suggest may be safer?
Q-0357What belongs in a pre-trip check?
Q-0358How often should a periodic check be done?
Q-0359What should you aim for when adjusting your side mirrors?
Q-0360Why are seat, mirror and head restraint adjustments made before moving off rather than on the way?
Q-0361Why rotate tires regularly?
Q-0362When checking that all the lights work, what is easy to miss?
Q-0363You believe your vehicle's airbag should be deactivated. What is the correct route?
Q-0364How quickly does an airbag inflate and begin to deflate?
Q-0365What single habit does the pre-trip check protect against most directly?