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BPassive safety·113 questions
Passive safety questions — B licence
113 exam-style Passive safety questions for the B licence with correct answer and explanation. Practice free, no signup.
- 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 has an airbag?
- 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 greater distance from the sides?
- 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 sitting in the rear?
- 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 in the rear?
- 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 legally be used to restrain the passenger?
- 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, while still requiring appropriate 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 that exemption applies?
- 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 strap in a collision?
- 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 active?
- 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 car with rear seats?
- 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 met?
- 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?
- By its protective function in a crash, the head restraint is an element of...
- The airbag is a safety feature. What is its function?
- The head restraint's main purpose is to prevent or reduce the severity of...
- Can a highly resistant bodywork replace other passive safety systems?
- Child restraint systems must fundamentally be selected according to...
- How should the head restraint be positioned?
- In a car with up to nine seats, does being under 12 by itself prohibit travel in a front seat?
- Is it advisable to check that the seat belt is working after being involved in a serious accident?
- What is the purpose of a car’s airbag as a supplemental restraint system?
- Can the seat position affect the effectiveness of the seat belt?
- With a seat belt correctly fastened and adjusted, which element restrains the occupant during a crash without the occupant operating another control?
- What function does the bodywork have as a passive safety element?
- If the lap belt is placed over the abdomen…
How to ace the passive safety questions on the B licence
Passive safety questions are usually among the highest-failure areas in the B licence exam. Each of the 113 exam-style questions here includes the options, the correct answer and an explanation of why it's correct.
The most effective way to master this topic is to alternate syllabus reading with question practice. Start by reading the full topic, then click into any question to study it in detail. Failed questions enter the smart-review queue until you master them.
Frequently asked questions about passive safety on the B licence
- How many passive safety questions are in the B licence question bank?
- Our exam-style question bank includes 113 passive safety questions for the B licence. Each comes with the correct answer and explanation.
- How should I study passive safety for the B licence exam?
- The B test has 30 questions. Use this bank to practise passive safety with explanations, and combine topic review with full mock exams.
- What are the most common passive safety mistakes?
- Three typical causes: 1) misreading prompts with decisive keywords ("always", "never", "except", "only", "at least") — they flip the correct answer; 2) switching correct answers in the final review due to self-induced doubt; 3) studying only by topic without full simulations, which penalises block-switching speed.
- How should I practise passive safety to prepare for the B licence?
- Alternate three modes: first study the full topic syllabus; then practise the 113 exam-style passive safety questions until you understand the logic of each; finally launch full B-licence simulations (30 questions, max 3 wrong) to train block-switching under pressure.