Back to South Carolina
South Carolina Class D Knowledge Test Practice
Full test preview Question 1 of 30
0 answered 30 remaining
Passing target: 80% (24/30)
Safe & Responsible DrivingStandalone practice
Your phone is in a dashboard mount, and you are driving on a city street. A text message appears on the screen. You do not touch the phone. Under South Carolina's Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, what may you do?
Correct answer: You may read it only after you park, because reading text while you drive is illegal.
Why
The Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act took effect on September 1, 2025. You may still use an earpiece or a wrist-worn device for voice calls, and hands-free navigation or audio that you do not type into. A few seconds of reading at city speed means that you travel many feet without looking at the road.
Verified against South Carolina Driver's Manual · South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act · p. 35, 36
Report a question issueContinue learning
Related South Carolina questions
Alex's driver's license shows a restriction for corrective lenses. Alex forgot the glasses at home and wants to drive a short distance to a store in daylight. Under South Carolina law, when may Alex drive without the glasses?You take an over-the-counter allergy pill. The label warns that it may cause drowsiness, and you are not sure that it is safe to drive. What should you do?You just had a heated argument, and you are still very angry. You need to drive to the store. What does the South Carolina manual advise?Your phone is in a dashboard mount while you drive on a public road in South Carolina. Which use of the phone is legal?At a cookout, you drink one beer. An hour later you feel normal and want to drive home. Which statement is true?A driver with a Georgia license is arrested in Columbia for DUI. The officer asks him to take a breath test. He says that South Carolina's implied-consent law does not apply to him because he has no South Carolina license. What is correct?