Which statement about wearing headphones or earplugs while driving is correct?
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A.
Only Bluetooth headsets are legal, and wired ones are prohibited.
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B.
Wearing a headset or earplugs in both ears is illegal while driving. Correct
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C.
Headsets in one ear are illegal, but both-ear headsets are allowed.
The answer is "Wearing a headset or earplugs in both ears is illegal while driving."
The ban applies only when both ears are covered. Choice C flips the rule, and drivers who carry a general keep-one-ear-free habit into the exam land on it by inverting the direction the manual actually prohibits.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only Bluetooth headsets are legal, and wired ones are prohibited.
The manual bans both-ear coverage regardless of whether the headset is wired or wireless. This answer draws a wired-vs-wireless line California never draws, likely carried over from phone-use rules.
C. Headsets in one ear are illegal, but both-ear headsets are allowed.
Reverses the rule; one-ear use is allowed, and both-ear use is what the manual prohibits. This answer learns the rule as keep one ear free and reads that habit as the prohibition itself.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "An Introduction to Driving," p.8..
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