For Your Safety
installed mounted device
for your wireless phone or
a speaker phone accessory,
take advantage of these
devices if available to you.
3. Position your wireless
phone within easy reach.
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.
4. Suspend conversations
during hazardous driving
conditions or situations.
Let the person you are
speaking with know you
are driving; if necessary,
suspend the call in heavy
traffic or hazardous
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weather conditions. Rain,
sleet, snow and ice can be
hazardous, but so is heavy
traffic. As a driver, your first
responsibility is to pay
attention to the road.
5. 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. It is
common sense. Don't 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 traffic; if possible, place
calls when you are not
moving or before pulling