Adult Oregon drivers (18+) may use a cell phone while driving only with what kind of accessory?
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A.
A holster mounted within easy reach.
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B.
A hands-free accessory. Correct
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C.
A speakerphone, even if held in the hand.
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D.
None; cell phone use while driving is illegal for all Oregon drivers.
The answer is "A hands-free accessory."
Drivers 18 or older must use a hands-free accessory to operate a cell phone or other mobile electronic device while driving. The accessory must require only minimal use of a finger to activate or deactivate the device. Choice D tempts drivers who remember "no phones while driving" as a blanket rule and miss that Oregon's total ban applies only to drivers under 18.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A holster mounted within easy reach.
The handbook requires hands-free use, not just an easy-reach holster. An easy-reach mount still permits hand-held operation, which the rule prohibits. This answer reads 'hands-free accessory' as any physical mount that keeps the phone within reach, borrowing the phone-holder rule from states that regulate device position rather than hand contact.
C. A speakerphone, even if held in the hand.
Holding the phone defeats hands-free use; the law requires a hands-free accessory. This answer assumes speakerphone audio is what 'hands-free' regulates, so the rule reads as being about how you hear the call rather than whether you hold the phone.
D. None; cell phone use while driving is illegal for all Oregon drivers.
The total ban applies only to drivers under 18. Drivers 18 or older may use a cell phone with a hands-free accessory. This answer treats broad 'don't drive distracted' public-safety slogans as if they were the whole statute, so the age-specific carve-out for adult drivers reads as a loophole rather than the rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Distracted Driving," p.80..
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