Question 4173
If you are driving and you have to use your cell phone, the risk of having an accident will be lower if...
- you use a hands-free device and the call is very short.
- you hold the cell phone with your left hand and the steering wheel with your right.
- you send text messages instead of calling.
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Correct answer: you use a hands-free device and the call is very short.
If you cannot avoid the call, using a hands-free device and keeping the conversation very short lowers the risk. You do not touch the phone, and the shorter the call, the less time you spend distracted. Even so, talking with a hands-free device is still distracting. Texting is worse than calling because you take your eyes off the road and use your hands. Holding the phone in either hand is prohibited.