You are going to seat a baby under one year old in a rear-facing car seat. Which statement about using the car seat is correct?
💡 Hint
An infant must wear a seat belt after being fitted with a child safety device (Article 50(1) of the Road Traffic Act). Think about where a rear-facing car seat sits relative to an airbag, and be suspicious of exceptions such as 'for short distances'.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Article 50(1) of the Road Traffic Act requires infants to wear a seat belt after being fitted with a child restraint, so an adult holding the baby is not allowed even for short trips. A rear-facing seat placed in front of an airbag can cause serious injury to the baby when the airbag deploys, so the rule is to fix it firmly in the rear seat. In a collision, an adult's arms cannot hold on to the baby.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제50조 제1항, 안전운전 일반: 카시트 설치