According to the manual, adult drivers should use a cell phone in hands-free mode:
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A.
Only when necessary. Correct
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B.
Whenever a call comes in.
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C.
Whenever a passenger requests it.
The answer is "Only when necessary."
The manual permits adult drivers to use a cell phone in hands-free mode only when necessary. The 'whenever a call comes in' option matches the daily habit of picking up every ring, which the manual explicitly rules out even for hands-free.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Whenever a call comes in.
The manual limits even hands-free use to when it is necessary, not to every incoming call. This answer treats every ring as a call that must be picked up.
C. Whenever a passenger requests it.
The manual makes no exception for passenger requests; the rule keys off necessity. This answer reads necessity as any social demand from someone in the car.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Cell Phones and Texting," p.70..
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