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Safety
10 Driver Safety Tips
Yourwirelessphonegivesyouthepowerfulabilitytocommunicatebyvoice
almostanywhere,anytime.Animportantresponsibilityaccompaniesthe
benetsofwirelessphones,onethateveryusermustuphold.
Whenoperatingacar,drivingisyourrstresponsibility.Whenusingyour
wirelessphonebehindthewheelofacar,practicegoodcommonsense
andrememberthefollowingtips:
1.Gettoknowyourwirelessphoneanditsfeaturessuchasspeeddialand
redial.Carefullyreadyourinstructionmanualandlearntotakeadvantage
ofvaluablefeaturesmostphonesoffer,includingautomaticredialand
memory.Also,worktomemorizethephonekeypadsoyoucanusethe
speeddialfunctionwithouttakingyourattentionofftheroad.
2.Whenavailable,useahands-freedevice.Anumberofhands-free
wirelessphoneaccessoriesarereadilyavailabletoday.Whetheryou
chooseaninstalledmounteddeviceforyourwirelessphoneoraspeaker
phoneaccessory,takeadvantageofthesedevicesifavailabletoyou.
3.Makesureyouplaceyourwirelessphonewithineasyreachandwhere
youcanreachitwithoutremovingyoureyesfromtheroad.Ifyouget
anincomingcallataninconvenienttime,ifpossible,letyourvoicemail
answeritforyou.
4.Suspendconversationsduringhazardousdrivingconditionsorsituations.
Letthepersonyouarespeakingwithknowyouaredriving;ifnecessary,
suspendthecallinheavytrafcorhazardousweatherconditions.Rain,
sleet,snow,andicecanbehazardous,butsoisheavytrafc.Asadriver,
yourrstresponsibilityistopayattentiontotheroad.
5.Don’ttakenotesorlookupphonenumberswhiledriving.Ifyouare
readinganaddressbookorbusinesscard,orwritinga“to-do”listwhile
drivingacar,youarenotwatchingwhereyouaregoing.Itiscommon
sense.Donotgetcaughtinadangeroussituationbecauseyouare
readingorwritingandnotpayingattentiontotheroadornearbyvehicles.
6.Dialsensiblyandassessthetrafc;ifpossible,placecallswhenyouare
notmovingorbeforepullingintotrafc.Trytoplanyourcallsbeforeyou
beginyourtriporattempttocoincideyourcallswithtimesyoumaybe