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An ordinary adult driver stops at a red signal and holds a phone to read a routine message. Does the temporary stop remove Michigan’s handheld-device prohibition?
Correct answer: No; operating includes being temporarily stopped for traffic or a signal.
Why
The ordinary mobile-device rule covers a vehicle temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic-control device or another momentary delay. Its safe parked-location exclusion and limited emergency exceptions are different from stopping in a traffic lane at a red light. The stated routine handheld message is not exempt.
Verified against What Every Driver Must Know and cited current authority · Handheld phone use · p. 37
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