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Guidelines for safe and efficient use
Driver Safety Tips
Yourmobiletelephonegivesyouthepowerfulabilitytocommunicatealmostanywhere,
anytime,butanimportantresponsibilityaccompaniesthebenefitsofmobilephones,
onethateveryusermustuphold.Whendrivingacar,drivingisyourfirstresponsibility.
Whenusingyourmobilephonebehindthewheelofacar,practicegoodcommonsense
andrememberthefollowingtips:
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Useahandsfreedevicetoaddanadditionallayerofconvenienceandsafetyto
yourwirelessphonewithoneofthemanyhandsfreeaccessoriesavailabletoday.
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Letthepersonyouarespeakingwithknowyouaredriving;ifnecessary,suspend
thecallinheavytrafficorhazardousweatherconditions.Rain,sleet,snow,iceand
evenheavytrafficcanbehazardous.
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Donottakenotesorlookupphonenumberswhiledriving.Typingupa“todo”
listorflippingthroughyouraddressbooktakesattentionawayfromyourprimary
responsibilityofdrivingsafely.
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Placecallswhenyouarenotmovingorbeforepullingintotraffic.Trytoplancalls
whenyouwillnotbedriving.
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Donotengageinstressfuloremotionalconversationsthatmaybedistracting.
Makepeopleyouaretalkingwithawareyouaredrivingandsuspendconversations
thathavethepotentialtodivertyourattentionfromtheroad.
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Useyourmobilephonetohelpothersinemergencies.Ifyouseeanautoaccident,
crimeinprogressorotherseriousemergencywherelivesareindanger,callthe
emergencynumber,asyouwouldwantotherstodoforyou.
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Ifyouseeabrokendownvehicleposingnoserioushazard,abrokentrafficsignal,
aminortrafficaccidentwherenooneappearsinjured,oravehicleyouknowtobe
stolen,callroadsideassistance,localtrafficauthorityorpolicestation.
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