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Question 3751

Is it advisable to smoke while driving?

  1. Only if the driver is a habitual smoker, because it is relaxing.
  2. Yes, smoking a cigarette increases the ability to concentrate.
  3. No, it can distract the driver.
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Correct answer: No, it can distract the driver.

It is not advisable. Finding your cigarette and lighter, lighting the cigarette, tapping off the ash, and putting it out take your attention away from driving. While you light it or hold it, you steer with just one hand, like the driver in the image. Being a regular smoker makes no difference, and smoking worsens your attention instead of improving it.

DGT. Manual II. Cuestiones de Seguridad Vial, edición 2026 · Real Decreto 1428/2003. Reglamento General de Circulación