Revision question · Alertness

What's likely to happen if you use a hands-free phone while you're driving?

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It will improve your safety

It will increase your concentration

It will reduce your view

It will divert your attention

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It will divert your attentionThis was the right answer

Talking to someone while you're driving can distract you and, unlike when someone is in the car with you, the person on the other end of a mobile phone is unable to see the traffic situations you're dealing with. They won't stop speaking to you even if you're approaching a hazardous situation. You need to concentrate on your driving at all times.

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Rule 149Highway Code rule · Phone use distracts even when hands-free; read the current handheld restrictions and exceptions in full.

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