An adult driver may operate a mounted cell phone while driving using:
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A.
Any hand gesture you prefer.
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B.
Multi-finger typing with both hands.
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C.
A single swipe or touch. Correct
The answer is "A single swipe or touch."
California allows an adult driver to operate a mounted cell phone using the single swipe or touch feature. Drivers who type with both thumbs everywhere else carry that habit into the car and reach for the multi-finger option.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Any hand gesture you prefer.
The manual limits interaction to a single swipe or touch, not any motion you please. This answer assumes that once the phone sits in a mount, any hand motion becomes acceptable behind the wheel.
B. Multi-finger typing with both hands.
The manual restricts you to a single swipe or touch on the mounted phone. This answer carries the everyday two-thumb texting habit from the passenger seat into the driver's seat.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Cell Phones and Texting," p.71..
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