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When using your wireless phone behind
the wheel of a car, practice good common
sense and remember the following tips:
1. Get to know your wireless phone and
its features such as speed dial and
redial. Carefully read your instruction
manual and learn to take advantage of
valuable features most phones offer,
including automatic redial and memory.
Also, work to memorize the phone
keypad so you can use the speed dial
function without taking your attention
off the road.
2. When available, use a handsfree
device. A number of handsfree 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.