All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?
- Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears. ✓
- djusting your outside mirrors.
- Transporting an unrestrained animal inside the vehicle.
Answer: A. Listening to music through headphones that cover both ears.
Wearing a headset or earplugs in both ears while driving is illegal in California.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says you must be able to hear horns, sirens, motorcycles, and screeching tires that warn you of hazards. It then states plainly that wearing a headset or earplugs in both ears while driving is illegal. Headphones covering both ears fit that description, so that practice is not just risky, it breaks the law. The other listed habits may be unwise, but the handbook does not call them illegal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. djusting your outside mirrors. — Adjusting your outside mirrors is not named as illegal; the handbook does not list it among the illegal practices here.
- C. Transporting an unrestrained animal inside the vehicle. — Carrying an unrestrained animal is not covered by these passages, which mention nothing about animals or restraints.
Remember it
If both ears are blocked, you cannot hear the siren coming — keep at least one ear open to the road.