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4. 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.
5. 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 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, and then check the road and your mirrors then continue.
6. 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. Use 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.
7. 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!
8. 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. Call roadside assistance
or a special wireless non- emergency 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