Distracted driving

MTO Driver’s Handbook: Safe and Responsible Driving, Distracted driving

Driving is a job that requires your full attention every time you get behind the wheel, even if your vehicle has driver-assistance features, and any secondary activity takes away from your ability to drive properly and safely.

While you are driving, including when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to:

use a phone or other hand-held wireless communication device to text or dial, except to call 911 in an emergency
use a hand-held electronic entertainment device, such as a tablet or a portable gaming console

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Practice questions on this card

ON-1016You are stopped at a red light and want to send a text message. What does the handbook say?
ON-1017How may you program a GPS device while driving?
ON-1018Which of these does the handbook allow while driving?
ON-1019You eat a sandwich and smoke a cigarette while driving. What does the handbook say about this?
ON-1020Which distractions can lead to a charge of careless driving?
ON-1021How does the handbook describe dangerous driving?
ON-1022You have to make a call that is not a 911 emergency while driving. What does the handbook advise?
ON-1023What does the handbook say texting or checking a phone while driving does to your risk of crashing?