What should you do before taking or making a call on your mobile phone?
- A Find a safe place to stop
- B Reduce your speed to less than 30 mph
- C Steer your vehicle with one hand
- D Be very careful when dealing with junctions
Why this is the answer
Phone calls can distract you, meaning that you're not in proper control of your vehicle. If you need to use a phone when driving, find a safe place to stop first. Better still, allow calls to go to voicemail and listen to your messages at the end of your journey.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Reduce your speed to less than 30 mph — No speed makes a hand-held phone legal or safe.
- C
- Steer your vehicle with one hand — One hand on the wheel is not control.
- D
- Be very careful when dealing with junctions — Extra care at junctions does not make the call safe between them.
Where this question comes from
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Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
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