QLD PrepL (Prep L) mobile phones and distraction practice questions

Question 1

May a Queensland learner licence holder use a hands free mobile phone while driving?

• Yes, hands free is always allowed
• Yes, if a supervisor is in the car
• Yes, for calls but not messages
• No, learner drivers must not use a mobile phone in any way while drivingCorrect answer

Learner drivers cannot use a phone at all while driving, including hands free, loudspeaker and navigation. Passengers must not use a phone on loudspeaker either.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: mobile phones

Question 2

Where must a mobile phone be for an open licence holder to legally make a call while driving?

• In a mounting fixed to the vehicle, or operated fully hands freeCorrect answer
• On the passenger seat within reach
• In a hand, as long as the other hand is on the wheel
• Wedged between shoulder and ear

The phone must never be held or rest on any part of the body. Even legal use raises crash risk, so set navigation before you move off.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 300, as adopted in Queensland

Question 3

You are stopped in a queue of traffic at a red light with the engine running. May you pick up your phone to read a message?

• Yes, because the vehicle is not moving
• Yes, if you keep the phone below the window line
• No, you are still driving and the phone rules still applyCorrect answer
• Yes, if the message is work related

Stopping in traffic is not parking. The rules apply until you are parked out of the traffic lanes.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules r 300, as adopted in Queensland

Question 4

A passenger holds up their phone to show you a video while you are driving. What should you do?

• Watch it quickly at the next straight stretch
• Watch it only while stopped at a red light
• Glance at it, since your hands stay on the wheel
• Ask them to put it away and look at it once you have parkedCorrect answer

A visual display that distracts the driver is not allowed, and eyes off the road for two seconds is enough to miss a stopping car ahead.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: distraction

Question 5

Why are eating, drinking and grooming risky while driving?

• They take your eyes, hands or mind off driving, and you can be charged if you lose proper controlCorrect answer
• They are specifically banned by name in the road rules
• They only matter on motorways
• They cause the engine to work harder

The rules require proper control of the vehicle at all times. Anything that competes for your attention makes a late reaction more likely.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: distraction

Question 6

How loud should your music be while you are driving?

• As loud as you like, as long as the windows are up
• Low enough that you can still hear sirens, horns and sounds from your own vehicleCorrect answer
• Loud enough to keep you awake on long trips
• It makes no difference to your driving

Hearing is part of how you find hazards you cannot yet see, including emergency vehicles behind you.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: distraction

Question 7

You need to change the destination in your navigation app during a trip. What is the correct way to do it?

• Enter it while driving, using one finger only
• Ask a passenger to hold your phone so you can type
• Pull over somewhere safe and legal and stop before you touch itCorrect answer
• Enter it while waiting at a give way sign

Set your route before you start driving. Learner drivers must not use a phone for navigation at all while driving.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: mobile phones

Question 8

Where can a driver legally pick up and use a hand held phone?

• In any queue of stopped traffic
• At a red light with the handbrake applied
• In a drive through lane
• Only when the vehicle is parked out of the traffic lanesCorrect answer

Parked means stopped and off the running lanes, not paused in traffic. Anywhere else, the phone stays in its mount or out of reach.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: mobile phones

Question 9

Your phone rings while you are driving and you are not sure whether you may answer it. What is the safest choice?

• Let it go to voicemail and call back once you have stoppedCorrect answer
• Answer it quickly and keep the call short
• Answer it and hold the phone on your shoulder
• Pull straight over into the nearest traffic lane and answer

Even a legal hands free call takes attention away from the road. No call is worth a crash.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: mobile phones