What does North Carolina law say about a school bus operator and cell phone use?
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A.
The operator may use a hands-free device only when no students are on board.
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The operator may use a hands-free phone while the bus is in motion.
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C.
The operator may use a cell phone for calls to the district office.
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D.
The operator may not use a cell phone or any other mobile device technology. Correct
The answer is "The operator may not use a cell phone or any other mobile device technology."
The rule bars it while the school bus is in motion on a public street, highway, or public vehicular area. It applies to a cell phone and to any other technology associated with a mobile device. Choice B is the trap for readers who carry the adult hands-free allowance onto a school bus driver; the school bus rule has no hands-free exception.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The operator may use a hands-free device only when no students are on board.
The manual writes no exception for hands-free use and no exception for an empty bus. This answer invents a passenger-count carve-out that the North Carolina rule does not include.
B. The operator may use a hands-free phone while the bus is in motion.
G.S. 20-137.4(b) bars a school bus operator from using a mobile telephone while the bus is in motion, and carves out nothing for hands-free use. This answer carries the adult hands-free allowance onto a school bus driver, where it does not reach.
C. The operator may use a cell phone for calls to the district office.
The manual gives no official-business exception for school bus operators. This answer adds an on-the-job exception the manual does not list, borrowed from workplace habits elsewhere.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Cell Phones," p.41..
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