Q: Hello Honk: I know that headphones and earbuds are considered illegal while driving, but now that at least some Apple AirPods are approved hearing aids, does that change their legality?

– George Miller, Fountain Valley

A: Yes, George, under the law only one ear can be covered or have a device in it.

“The current (law) is still in place,” said Lt. Matt Gutierrez , based in the California Highway Patrol’s headquarters up in Sacramento. “You can’t cover both ears.”

But the lieutenant added that the decision on whether to cite is up to the officer who saw the headphones or earplugs.

(Honk, back in the 1990s, was shocked when he got pulled over for rocking out with skinny headphones on — how did the officer even see them?)

If the driver is dancing in his seat to a nifty tune, with

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