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mounted device for your wireless phone or a speaker
phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if
available to you.
3 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
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 Don’t 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. Do not 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 into
traffic. Try to plan your calls before you begin your
trip or attempt to coincide your calls with times you
may be stopped 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, check the
road and your mirrors, then continue.
7 Do not engage in stressful or emotional
conversations that may be distracting. Stressful or
emotional conversations and driving do not mix;
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