Children are required to wear their seat belts:
- Anytime they are in a moving car. ✓
- If their parents think they should.
- If they choose to do so.
- Only if they weigh under 100 pounds.
Answer: A. Anytime they are in a moving car.
Children must wear their seat belts anytime they are in a moving car.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says Florida law requires all drivers, front-seat passengers, and passengers under 18 to wear safety belts. It also says safety belts must be worn correctly every time you are in a motor vehicle. That makes belt use a legal requirement for children, not something left to a parent's opinion or the child's choice. The passages do not set a 100-pound cutoff; they use age for child restraint rules.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. If their parents think they should. — This is wrong because the handbook says the law requires passengers under 18 to wear safety belts, not that parents decide whether they should.
- C. If they choose to do so. — This is wrong because wearing a safety belt is a legal requirement for passengers under 18, not a choice the child makes.
- D. Only if they weigh under 100 pounds. — This is wrong because the passages use age for child restraint rules and do not say belts are required only for children under 100 pounds.
Remember it
Remember the rule by age: passengers under 18 must be belted, and the youngest need a safety or booster seat.