Can an Oregon driver legally have a TV or video display visible to them while driving?
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A.
Yes, on any vehicle that has the equipment.
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B.
Yes, if the driver is 18 or older and uses a hands-free accessory.
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C.
No, video displays may not be visible to the driver. Correct
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D.
Yes, if it is only visible occasionally.
The answer is "No, video displays may not be visible to the driver."
Oregon prohibits a TV, tablet, or other video display from being visible to the driver while driving. This is a flat visibility ban with no age or hands-free carve-out attached. Drivers who half-remember the hands-free rule for cell phones as covering every in-car electronic device pick B and miss that the video-display rule stands on its own.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Yes, on any vehicle that has the equipment.
Equipped vehicles still cannot have a video display visible to the driver while driving; the ban targets visibility to the driver, not whether the screen was factory-installed or added later. This answer assumes factory-installed dashboard screens are exempt from the visible-to-driver ban.
B. Yes, if the driver is 18 or older and uses a hands-free accessory.
The hands-free allowance applies only to cell phone and mobile electronic device use by drivers 18 or older. The video-display rule is separate and flat: no TV, tablet, or other video display may be visible to the driver. This answer stretches the hands-free carve-out from the cell phone rule to cover every in-car electronic device.
D. Yes, if it is only visible occasionally.
The prohibition targets whether the display is visible to the driver at all, not how often the driver looks at it. This answer reads the rule as a limit on how often the driver glances rather than a flat visibility ban.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Dangerous Driving Behaviors, Distracted Driving," p.80..
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