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For Your Safety
keypadsoyoucanusethespeeddialfunctionwithouttakingyourattentionofftheroad.
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.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.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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.
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fire,trafficaccident,roadhazard,ormedicalemergency.
Remember,it’safreecallonyourwirelessphone!
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