Section 14: Health and Safety Information 201Road SafetySection 145. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers whiledriving. Jotting down a "to do" list or flipping throughyour address book takes attention away from yourprimary responsibility, driving safely.6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, placecalls when you are not moving or before pulling intotraffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary.If you need to make a call while moving, dial only a fewnumbers, check the road and your mirrors, thencontinue.7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversationsthat may be distracting. Make people you are talkingwith aware you are driving and suspend conversationsthat have the potential to divert your attention from theroad.8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial 9-1-1 orother local emergeny number in the case of fire, trafficaccident or medical emergencies. Remember, it is afree call on your wireless phone!9. Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies.If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or otherserious emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1or other local emergency number, as you would wantothers to do for you.10. Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergencywireless assistance number when necessary. If you seea broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard, abroken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no
