Nevada · Emergency Situations
According to the handbook, why should an infant never be placed in the front seat of a car equipped with a passenger side airbag?
- It is only a comfort issue, not a safety issue
- The front seat has no seat belt anchors
- Front airbags never deploy in Nevada-registered vehicles
- In a crash, the airbag can smash through the safety seat into the back of the baby's head
Correct answer
In a crash, the airbag can smash through the safety seat into the back of the baby's head
Why this is correct
The handbook warns that in a crash, the airbag explodes from the dashboard at high speed, smashing through the safety seat into the back of the baby's head, so infants should never be placed in a front seat with a passenger airbag.
Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 26