Regarding the use of wireless phone communication, a driver operating a motor vehicle may...

• A. Not send, read, or type a text.
• B. May send text messages if hands-free.
• C. May read texts while stopped at a light.
• D. May type texts while parked.

Answer: (A)

The important idea here is that texting takes your eyes off the road and your hands off the wheel, which makes driving significantly riskier. That’s why the rule is that a driver operating a motor vehicle may not send, read, or type a text. Even when you have a hands-free device for talking, texting is still not allowed because it involves manual input and visual attention away from driving.

The other options conflict with this guidance in different ways: reading or typing a text while the vehicle is moving is still a distraction, even if you’re stopped briefly at a light; and texting while parked is not relevant to a driver who is currently operating the vehicle.