Infant seats face the back
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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Which way must an infant seat face?
The rule
An infant seat always faces the rear of the vehicle, and a back-facing child seat must never go in a front passenger seat that has an air bag. The back seat, in the middle, is the safest place for a child.
An infant seat always faces the rear of the car. The back seat, in the middle, is the safest spot.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 36. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
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