Which practice does the manual recommend before you begin driving to help avoid distraction?
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A.
Have a passenger read directions from a phone as needed.
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B.
Rely on your navigation system to speak directions aloud.
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C.
Memorize the first three turns and figure out the rest later.
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D.
Review maps and plan your route before you begin driving. Correct
The answer is "Review maps and plan your route before you begin driving."
The manual tells you to review maps and plan your route before you begin driving. Drivers who assume a spoken navigation system covers this are trading advance work for real-time interaction, which becomes another distraction in traffic.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Have a passenger read directions from a phone as needed.
The manual's tip is to eliminate the map-reading task, not to hand it to a passenger while you drive. This answer turns the pre-trip fix into a during-trip workaround, borrowing a rideshare habit the manual never adopts.
B. Rely on your navigation system to speak directions aloud.
Real-time voice navigation is not the pre-trip work the manual is describing; it introduces a new source of divided attention. This answer reads the tip as being about how to get directions, when the point is to finish that task before you start.
C. Memorize the first three turns and figure out the rest later.
Partial planning still leaves you consulting a map mid-trip; the manual asks you to plan the whole route. This answer assumes the tip is about the start of the drive, when the phrase 'plan your route' is meant to cover the whole trip.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Distracted driving," p.53..
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