The following questions apply to the driving laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

True or False.1. It is illegal to use a hand-held cell phone or to text while driving?2. All passengers must wear a seat belt?3. If a police car is parked on the shoulder of the road, traffic must move out of the right lane.4. In poor weather, when windshield wipers are used, motorists must turn on their headlights.5. It is illegal to drive with snow or ice on your vehicle.6. All motor vehicles are required to pass an annual emissions test.7. It is against the law to throw trash from your vehicle.8. If you are injured, you are entitled to park in a parking area designated for persons with disabilities.9. A deaf person can obtain a driver's license.10. You do not have to be able to read to obtain a driver's license.Answers:1. False. Pennsylvania has passed no laws making it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone or text while driving. In January 2010, the House passed such a bill. The Senate has not passed a bill.But the answer is not that easy. Pennsylvania is one of the few states that allow localities to determine their own hands-free driving laws. At last count, three localities have hands-free driving laws in effect: Conshohocken, Hilltown Township, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania.2. False. Although the driver and any front seat passenger must wear a seat belt, adult passengers seated in the rear are not required to wear seat belts.Passengers younger than age 18 must wear seat belts no matter where they are sitting in the vehicle. Children under eight must be in a booster seat, and those under the age of four must be in a child safety seat. In addition, if a driver is under the age of 18, the number of passengers may not exceed the number of seat belts in the vehicle.3. True. The Steer Clear Law requires motorists to move into a lane that is not adjacent to an area where services are being provided by police or other public service personnel. If a driver cannot move over because of traffic or other conditions, they must reduce their speed.4. True. The Headlight/Windshield Wiper Law, which went into effect in 2007, requires motorists to turn on their full headlights, not just running lights, as well as taillights anytime their vehicle's wipers are in use due to poor weather conditions.5. False. Although driving with snow or ice on a vehicle is not illegal, under the Snow/Ice Removal Law, a vehicle is liable and may be fined if any dislodged snow or ice contributes to damage or injury.6. False. Exemptions to the requirement for an annual emissions test include: the vehicle is from 1975 or earlier; it is registered in a rural area such as Carbon County; the vehicle is a motorcycle, a registered classic vehicle, or a registered street rod, or the vehicle has been driven less than 5,000 miles in the past year.7. True. Pennsylvania's Anti-Littering Law makes it illegal to drop, throw or deposit any waste materials upon any highway from a vehicle, without immediately removing such items.8. False. Only persons with a disabled person or disabled veteran registration plate/parking placard may park in a designated parking area for persons with disabilities. The vehicle must also be operated by or for transporting the disabled person.9. True. Upon request, PennDOT's Bureau of Driver Licensing will provide an interpreter for the Knowledge and/or Road Test. The following types are available: American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign Language, Signed Exact English, or person who reads lips.10. True. Upon request, voice tests are offered at Driver's License Centers across the Commonwealth.