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the potential to divert your attention from
the road.
8. Use your wireless phone to call for help.
Press the 911 button or other local emergency
number in the case of fire, traffic accident
or medical emergencies. Remember, it is a
free call on your wireless phone!
9. Use your wireless phone to help others in
emergencies. If you see an auto accident,
crime in progress or other serious emergency
where lives are in danger, press the 911
button or other local emergency number,
as you would want others to do for you.
10. Call roadside assistance or a special non-
emergency wireless assistance number when
necessary. If you see a broken-down vehicle
posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic
signal, a minor traffic accident where no one
appears injured, or a vehicle you know to be
stolen, call roadside assistance or other
special non-emergency number.
The wireless industry reminds you to use
your phone safely when driving
.
For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE,
or visit our Web site
www.wow-com.com
Provided
by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet
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convenience and safety to your wireless
phone with one of the many hands-free
accessories available today.
3. Position your wireless phone within easy
reach. Be able to access your wireless phone
without removing your eyes from the road.
If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient
time, let your voice mail answer it for you.
4. 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, ice and even
heavy traffic can be hazardous.
5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers
while driving. Jotting down a "to do" list or
flipping through your address book takes
attention away from your primary respon-
sibility, driving safely.
6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible,
place calls when you are not moving or before
pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your
car will be stationary. If you need to make
a call while moving, dial only a few numbers,
check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional con-
versations that may be distracting. Make
people you are talking with aware you are
driving and suspend conversations that have
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