Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 360 / 574
A efectos de capacidad del vehículo, ¿cuántas plazas ocupa cada menor de edad (de más de 2 años y menos de 12) en la parte trasera de un turismo?
For the purposes of the vehicle's capacity, how many seats does each child (over 2 and under 12 years old) take up in the back of a car?
- AOcupa una plaza enteraA whole seat
- BOcupa media plazaHalf a seat
- CLos menores no ocupan plazaChildren do not take up a seat
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Correct answer
- AOcupa una plaza enteraA whole seat
The correct answer is that each child takes up a whole seat. Under current Spanish rules, for the purposes of the vehicle's authorised number of seats, each person counts as a whole seat, regardless of age or size. There used to be exceptions, but now it is prohibited to carry more people than the vehicle's approved number of seats. In addition, each child must have their own safety system (seat belt or child restraint system), which physically requires a whole seat.
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