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Safety Guidelines
2. When available, use a hands-free
device. A number of hands-free
wireless phone accessories are
readily available today. Whether you
choose an installed mounted device
for your wireless phone or a speaker
phone accessory, take advantage of
these devices if available to you.
3. Position your wireless phone within
easy reach. Make sure you place
your wireless phone within easy
reach and where you can reach it
without removing your eyes from
the road. If you get an incoming call
at an inconvenient time, if possible,
let your voicemail answer it for you.
4. Suspend conversations during
hazardous driving conditions or
situations. Let the person you are
speaking with know you are driving;
if necessary, suspend the call in
heavy traffic or hazardous weather
conditions. Rain, sleet, snow and
ice can be hazardous, but so is
heavy traffic. As a driver, your first
responsibility is to pay attention to
the road.
5. Do not take notes or look up phone
numbers while driving. If you
are reading an address book or
business card, or writing a “to-do”
list while driving a car, you are not
watching where you are going. It is
common sense. Don’t get caught
in a dangerous situation because
you are reading or writing and not
paying attention to the road or
nearby vehicles.
6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic;
if possible, place calls when you are
not moving or before pulling into
traffic. Try to plan your calls before
you begin your trip or attempt to
coincide your calls with times you
may be stopped at a stop sign, red
light or otherwise stationary. But
if you need to dial while driving,
follow this simple tip— dial only a
few numbers, check the road and
your mirrors, then continue.