Rear-facing seats for babies
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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Your baby is 1 year old, weighs 22 pounds and is 2 feet 6 inches tall. How must she ride?
The rule
A child under 2 who weighs under 40 pounds and is under 3 feet 4 inches tall must ride in a rear-facing child restraint, and a rear-facing seat may not go in the front seat of a vehicle with an air bag.
Children under 2 who weigh under 40 pounds and are under 3 feet 4 inches tall must ride in a rear-facing child restraint.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 8, page 66. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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