Who shall not be transported in the front passenger seat of a vehicle with airbags?

• A. Children under 12 years of age and adults under five feet in height
• B. Anyone under 18
• C. Only drivers
• D. All passengers

Answer: (A)

Front airbags are designed to protect occupants in a crash, but their deployment happens with a lot of force. That force can cause serious injuries to smaller people who sit close to the airbag when it inflates. Children have developing bodies and proportionally larger heads, so they are especially vulnerable, which is why they belong in the back seat rather than the front.

Similarly, adults who are under five feet tall sit closer to the airbag’s path in the front passenger seat. Even with a seat belt, the airbag can strike their head or face with enough force to cause injury. Moving such occupants to the back seat reduces the risk.

So this rule, which covers both groups—the children under 12 and the adults under five feet—captures the safety guidance for front-seat airbags. The other options don’t fit because they imply blanket bans or exclusions that don’t align with how airbags affect different sized occupants.