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Safety
5 Don’t 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. Do not 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 traffi c; if possible, place calls when you are not
moving or before pulling into traffi
c. 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.
7 Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting.
Stressful or emotional conversations and driving do not mix; they are distracting
and even dangerous when you are behind the wheel of a car
. Make people you are
talking with aware you are driving and if necessary, suspend conversations which
have the potential to divert your attention from the road.
8 Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your wireless phone is one of the greatest
tools you can own to protect yourself and your family in dangerous situations –
with
your phone at your side, help is only three numbers away. Dial 911 or other local
emergency number in the case of fi re, traffi c accident, road hazard, or medical
emergency. Remember, it’s a free call on your wireless phone!
9 Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. Your wireless phone
provides you a perfect opportunity to be a
“Good Samaritan” in your community.
If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where
lives are in danger, call 911 or other local emergency number, as you would want
others to do for you.
10 Call roadside assistance or a special wireless nonemergency assistance number
when necessar
y. Certain situations you encounter while driving may require
attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for emergency services. But you
can still use your wireless phone to lend a hand. If you see a broken-down vehicle
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