Which of the following is an example of a manual distraction?

Manual distractions involve any activity that requires you to use your hands for something other than driving. This means that during the act, your hands are not fully engaged in controlling the vehicle.

Dialing a number on a cell phone is a prime example of a manual distraction because it necessitates taking at least one hand off the steering wheel to operate the phone. This diverts attention from driving and can compromise the driver's ability to react to situations on the road.

While adjusting the air conditioning and eating a sandwich are also manual distractions, they do not highlight the specific activity of dialing, which involves significant hand use and is commonly recognized as a higher-risk distraction while driving. Daydreaming is a cognitive distraction that affects focus but does not involve physical manipulation of objects, so it does not qualify as a manual distraction.