Who is responsible to make sure that all passengers are properly secured with seatbelts or child restraint systems?
- Passengers
- Vehicle owner
- Driver ✓
- Police
Answer: C. Driver
The driver is responsible for making sure all passengers are properly secured with seatbelts or child restraint systems.
Why this is the answer
The handbook tells the driver directly that securing every passenger with a seatbelt or a child restraint system is the driver's job. It puts that duty on the person operating the vehicle, not on the passengers themselves, the owner, or police. The same chapter explains that belts reduce injury risk, but the responsibility sentence is what settles this question.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Passengers — The handbook places the duty on the driver, so passengers are not the ones responsible for making sure everyone is secured.
- B. Vehicle owner — The passage does not assign this duty to the vehicle owner; it says the driver must make sure all passengers are properly secured.
- D. Police — Police are not named as responsible here; the driver is the one told to secure all passengers.
Remember it
Before you turn the key, think: my passengers' belts are my job.