Seat belts can be most effective as injury preventive devices when they are worn by:
- The person driving the car
- Passengers when they are on a long drive
- All occupants of a car being driven on an expressway
- Passengers and the driver whenever they are in the car ✓
Answer: D. Passengers and the driver whenever they are in the car
Seat belts are most effective when the driver and all passengers wear them whenever they are in the car.
Why this is the answer
The New York manual says the driver must make sure every person in the vehicle is properly restrained, and the learner permit section says you and each passenger must wear a seat belt, one per person. It does not limit the requirement to the driver alone, to long trips, or to expressways. That makes the broad choice — passengers and the driver whenever they are in the car — the one the handbook supports.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The person driving the car — This leaves out passengers, but the manual requires each passenger to be restrained too, not just the person driving.
- B. Passengers when they are on a long drive — A long drive is not the trigger in the handbook; the restraint requirement applies to people in the car generally, not only on long trips.
- C. All occupants of a car being driven on an expressway — Being on an expressway is not the condition given; the manual requires occupants to be restrained in the vehicle, not only on expressways.
Remember it
Count people and belts before you move: every occupant needs a belt, every trip.