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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trafc;ifpossible,placecallswhenyouarenot
movingorbeforepullingintotraf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re,traf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necessary.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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