Under the Distracted Driving Law, which activity is prohibited while driving?

• A. Read a display screen that tracks the vehicle's location, driver status and delivery of goods
• B. Hold and enter information into a GPS unit
• C. Read a gauge that provides important information about the vehicle's running systems
• D. Communicate with an employer using a two-way radio

Answer: (B)

The rule being tested targets using a handheld device to input information while driving. Holding a GPS unit and actively entering data into it requires hands-on manipulation and sustained attention away from the road, which is exactly what the law aims to prevent. That’s why holding and entering information into a GPS unit is the prohibited action.

Reading information on a mounted display or a vehicle gauge involves looking at information but doesn’t necessarily require holding a device or actively inputting data, so these actions don’t fall under the same handheld-device prohibition. Communicating with an employer using a two-way radio isn’t automatically disallowed by this rule either, since it doesn’t inherently involve inputting data into a handheld device while driving. The key point is avoiding holding and inputting information on a handheld device while behind the wheel.