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Appendix B: Guide to safe and responsible wireless phone use
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Appendix B: Guide to safe and
responsible wireless phone use
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
“Safety is the most important call you will ever make.”
A guide to safe and responsible wireless phone use
TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. TODAY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF
CONVENIENCE, SAFETY AND VALUE DELIVERED BY THE
WIRELESS TELEPHONE. QUITE SIMPLY, THE WIRELESS PHONE
GIVES PEOPLE THE POWERFUL ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE BY
VOICE-ALMOST ANYWHERE, ANYTIME-WITH THE BOSS, WITH
A CLIENT, WITH THE KIDS, WITH EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OR
EVEN WITH THE POLICE. EACH YEAR, AMERICANS MAKE
BILLIONS OF CALLS FROM THEIR WIRELESS PHONES, AND THE
NUMBERS ARE RAPIDLY GROWING.
But an important responsibility accompanies those benefits, one
that every wireless phone user must uphold. When driving a
car, driving is your first responsibility. A wireless phone can be
an invaluable tool, but good judgment must be exercised at all
times while driving a motor vehicle whether on the phone or
not.
The basic lessons are ones we all learned as teenagers. Driving
requires alertness, caution and courtesy. It requires a heavy
dose of basic common sense-keep your head up, keep your
eyes on the road, check your mirrors frequently and watch out
for other drivers. It requires obeying all traffic signs and signals
and staying within the speed limit. It means using seat belts
and requiring other passengers to do the same.