Seatbelts and child restraints

ICBC's driving guide: You and your vehicle

Seatbelts. Two reasons: they significantly reduce your chance of serious injury or death, and it is the law in B.C. — you can be fined for not wearing one.

Fit matters as much as wearing it. Snug over the chest and low over the hips. Never put the shoulder strap under your arm or behind your back, and do not wear it with a reclined seat — the belt over the wrong part of the body causes serious internal injuries in a collision. A pregnant passenger keeps the lap belt snug and below the baby. Buckle up even on short trips: most injuries and deaths happen close to home.

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Practice questions on this card

Q-0334Do airbags replace seatbelts?
Q-0335Where should the lap portion of a seatbelt sit?
Q-0336Which of these is unsafe when wearing a seatbelt?
Q-0337Why does the manual mention short trips specifically?
Q-0338A rear-facing child seat must never be placed where?
Q-0339When may a child move out of a rear-facing seat at the earliest?
Q-0340What must always be used with a forward-facing child seat?
Q-0341Until when is a booster seat required?
Q-0342What does a booster seat actually do?
Q-0343Why should a passenger's seat be upright rather than deeply reclined?
Q-0344Whose responsibility is it that passengers are properly secured?
Q-0345By how much does a correctly used child safety seat reduce the risk of fatality?
Q-0346How should a pregnant passenger wear the lap belt?
Q-0347Until what age does the manual recommend keeping children in the back seat?
Q-0348May you keep a child in a seat beyond the legal minimum stage?