Child passenger tips — Delaware Permit Test

Child passenger tips on the Delaware permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Never install a rear-facing car seat in front of an active frontal air bag.

An air bag bursting into the back of a rear-facing seat drives it into the baby's head.

Never install a rear-facing car seat in front of an active frontal air bag.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.110

For a seat belt to fit a child properly, the lap belt should lie snugly across the upper thighs, not the stomach, and the shoulder belt across the shoulder and chest.

A lap belt across the stomach crushes a child's organs in a crash instead of holding the hip bones.

For a seat belt to fit properly the lap belt must lie snugly across the upper thighs, not the stomach.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.110

The chest clip on a car-seat harness should be even with the child's armpits.

A chest clip down at the belly lets the straps slide off the shoulders in a crash.

The chest clip should be even with the child’s arm pits.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.110

Harness straps should be snug: you should not be able to pinch extra webbing between your fingers at the child's collarbone.

Loose straps let a child slide forward and out of the seat before the harness catches.

You should not be able to pinch excess webbing of the harness between your fingers when you try to pinch the harness straps at the child’s collarbone.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.110

For forward-facing car seats, use the top tether whenever possible, whether the seat is installed with lower anchors or the seat belt.

Without the tether, a forward-facing seat tips forward and the child's head travels farther in a crash.

For forward-facing car seat installations, use the top tether whenever possible, whether you are installing with lower anchors or with the seat belt.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.110

When it is hot outside, do not leave children or animals unattended in a vehicle.

At 94 degrees outside, a closed car can reach 122 degrees inside in half an hour.

When it’s hot outside, do not leave children or animals unattended.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.111

On the test

Where must a rear-facing car seat never be installed?

In front of an active frontal air bag. An air bag bursting into the back of a rear-facing seat drives it into the baby's head. Delaware Driver Manual, p.110: “Never install a rear-facing car seat in front of an active frontal air bag.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.