• Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.
Jotting down a “to do” list or going through your address book
takes attention away from your primary responsibility—driving
safely.
• Dial sensibly and assess the traffi c; if possible, place calls
when your car is not moving or before pulling into traffi c.
If you must make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers,
check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
• Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that
may be distracting.
Make people you are talking with aware
you are driving and suspend conversations that can divert your
attention away from the road.
• Use your mobile device to call for help.
Dial 911 or other
local emergency number in the case of fi re, traffi c accident,
or medical emergencies.*
• Use your mobile device to help others in emergencies.
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.*
• 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 traffi c
signal, a minor traffi c accident where no one appears injured,
or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance
or other special non-emergency wireless number.*
* Wherever wireless phone service is available.
