DGT B licence questions: Passive safety

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Your vehicle is fitted with airbags. Is it necessary to wear a seatbelt?
What is the main purpose of the seatbelt?
The seat belt is a passive safety feature because:
Passive safety systems include...
Can the seat position affect the efficiency of the seatbelt?
The submarining effect occurs when...
An adult must wear a seatbelt in a car fitted with an airbag and has no applicable exemption. May they omit the seatbelt because the car…
If a child seat can be correctly installed and is approved for any of the vehicle’s three rear seats, which position is preferred for its…
Is it advisable to drive while wearing a bulky coat?
In a car, an adult occupies a seat where a seatbelt is required and has no exemption. May they replace its use by relying on an airbag or…
Is a safety helmet part of the safety components?
As a safety recommendation concerning a frontal airbag, which option is preferable for a short adult passenger?
In a car equipped with seatbelts, all occupants are taller than 135 cm and no regulatory exemption applies. Who must wear a seatbelt?
In addition to the front airbags, are there other types of airbags for the vehicle?
How should the seat belt be fastened?
If the rigid part of the bodywork is highly resistant, is it advisable not to use the seat belt?
When driving, placing a towel over the seat...
What is a main function of a frontal airbag in a collision for which it is designed?
As a safety feature, how is the ISOFIX child-seat attachment system classified?
A child is taller than 135 cm. If using the car’s seat belt, which choice meets the restraint requirement and the recommendation to travel…
Can wearing a seat belt reduce the probability of death in an accident?
The seatbelt must be adjusted to the body and...
Regarding passive safety systems, what is the relationship between the airbag and the seatbelt?
To avoid possible injuries, the lap strap of the seat belt must be positioned...
As a general rule, an adult occupant of a car equipped with seat belts, with no applicable exemption, must...
Can an airbag replace a seatbelt?
What is an airbag’s function as a supplement to the seatbelt in a collision for which it is designed?
If seatbelt webbing is slack or twisted, the seatbelt…
In a car fitted with seat belts, a passenger under 18 is taller than 135 cm but shorter than 150 cm. With no applicable exception, what may…
What is the main purpose of the seat belt?
In a passenger car, children who are 135 cm tall or shorter must normally travel:
Can pregnant women be exempt from wearing a seatbelt?
Should you use clips or accessories not belonging to the vehicle’s belt system to leave slack in the seat belt?
Can the way an airbag works become dangerous in an accident?
Seat belts and airbags are systems of…
Can motorcycles with a sidecar and a protective structure carry seat belts?
In a motorcycle accident, an approved full-face helmet of the correct size and properly fastened…
If you do not have your seat belt fitted correctly, can this affect the consequences of an accident?
Is there any safety device that can replace the seat belt?
Passive safety systems…
Which of these positions of a three-point seat belt’s diagonal strap is incorrect and can increase injuries in a crash?
Passive and active safety systems have been designed so that drivers...
The part of the seat belt that sits over the chest should be positioned...
When the seatbelt straps are not properly adjusted, even if the seatbelt is fastened...
A seat belt has wear or damage compromising its function, even though it is correctly fastened. In a crash...
The seat belt...
What type of injuries can good use of the headrest reduce?
As a general rule, must a pregnant woman use the seatbelt fitted to a car?
How should the seat belt be positioned?
When a rear-facing child restraint may lawfully be fitted in the front seat of a car with a frontal airbag, what condition must be met?
What type of vehicle safety do seat belts belong to?
In a car with seat belts and no applicable exemption, above what height does a child in a rear seat cease to require a child restraint,…
Which straps restrain the body in a three-point seat belt?
In a passenger car fitted with seat belts, the general rule is that they must be used by:
Can the airbag be used as the only protective device in the event of an accident?
What function characterises a vehicle’s passive safety equipment?
The front airbag must be disabled when, in the seat corresponding to the front passenger...
Is it advisable to fasten the seat belt over a very bulky coat that leaves slack between the belt and body?
A pregnant woman travels in a passenger car fitted with a seatbelt, without a valid medical exemption. Must she wear it?
According to the WHO road safety fact sheet, by up to how much can a seatbelt reduce vehicle occupants’ risk of death?
Which safety systems can lose effectiveness if the seat belt is not fastened?
Where should we position the lap strap of the seat belt?
What is the function of a vehicle's passive safety systems?
Can the action of an airbag be dangerous in the event of an accident?
The lap strap of the seat belt should be positioned over...
Children must travel, when required, in a child restraint system that is:
A person holds a valid certificate exempting them from seatbelt use for serious medical reasons or disability. Must they fasten it while…
Is it advisable to adjust and fit the vehicle's headrests to the occupants' physical build?
The airbag is a safety feature that reinforces the effectiveness...
Is it advisable to position head restraints correctly in every occupied seat of a car, adjusting them when adjustment is available?
Are pregnant women exempt from wearing a seatbelt?
In a private car with up to nine seats including the driver, with no applicable exemption, what must a child measuring 135 cm or less use?
Which other safety element does the airbag complement?
A mandatory requirement that any helmet used by a motorcyclist or their passenger must meet is that it be...
Among these passive safety systems, which, correctly positioned and adjusted, helps reduce the risk of an occupant sliding beneath the lap…
A minor is 140 cm tall and can wear the car’s seat belt correctly. May they occupy a front seat under the general height rule?
How should child restraint devices be chosen?
Is it advisable to use clips or clamps to stop the seat belt from gripping too tightly?
In a car without rear seats, a child must use a rear-facing child restraint on the front seat. May it be used with the frontal airbag…
How should a child restraint device be chosen?
Is it dangerous not to fasten your seat belt?
How should you check that your seatbelt is working properly?
In a car with up to nine seats, where must a minor who is 130 cm tall generally travel?
In a severe collision, which injuries may be associated with seat-belt loading on the chest?
Are seat belts effective in reducing the severity of injuries in the event of an accident?
How should the seat belt be worn?
A very bulky coat prevents the seat belt from fitting closely to your body. Is that an appropriate way to use the belt?
An eight-year-old child is 140 cm tall and has a suitable approved child restraint. Which option is recommended for protected travel in a…
Can a highly resistant bodywork replace passive safety systems?
The “submarining” effect occurs especially...
When assessing a car’s technical safety, which combination of elements must be considered?
What are vehicle systems intended to help prevent a crash, such as brakes or automatic emergency braking, called?
Is it safe to use a clip that leaves slack in the seat belt so it does not fit against the body?
When may a motorcycle rider ride without a helmet?
If, in an accident, the seat belt is too loose...
When fitting a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat is permitted and a frontal airbag is fitted, what condition must be…
In a passenger car with up to nine seats and no applicable regulatory exception, how must a child no taller than 135 cm travel?
What is the principal purpose of primary or active vehicle safety?
A twelve-year-old child who is more than 150 centimetres tall: which seats may they occupy in a car?
What characteristic must a seat belt have?