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Ten (10) Driver Safety Tips
Your wireless telephone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by
voice-almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility
accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must
uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using
your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense
and remember the following tips:
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Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial
and redial.
If available, these features help you to place your call without
taking your attention off the road.
•
When available, use a hands free device.
If possible, add an additional
layer of convenience and safety to your wireless phone with one of the
many hands free accessories available today.
•
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, if possible, let your voice mail answer
it for you.
•
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.
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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 responsibility, driving safely.
•
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.
•
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 have the potential to divert your attention from
the road.
•
Use your wireless phone to call for help.
Dial 9-1-1 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!
•
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, call 9-1-1 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 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 wireless number.
"The wireless industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving."
For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE or visit
www.wow-com.com
Information on this page provided by the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association.
