10 Driver Safety Tips1110 Driver Safety TipsYour wireless telephone gives you the powerful ability tocommunicate by voice - almost anywhere, anytime. But animportant responsibility accompanies the benefits of wirelessphones, one that every user must uphold.When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. Whenusing your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practicegood common sense and remember the following tips:1. Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speeddial and redial. If available, these features help you toplace your call without taking your attention off the road.2. When available, use a hands free device. If possible, add anadditional layer of convenience and safety to your wireless phonewith one of the many hands free accessories available today.3. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able toaccess your wireless phone without removing your eyes from theroad. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, ifpossible, let your voice mail answer it for you.4. Let the person you are speaking with know you aredriving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic orhazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, andeven heavy traffic can be hazardous.5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.Jotting down a “to do” list or flipping through your address booktakes attention away from your primary responsibility, drivingsafely.6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place callswhen you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Tryto plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need tomake a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check theroad and your mirrors, then continue.7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations thatmay be distracting. Make people you are talking with awareyou are driving and suspend conversations that have thepotential to divert your attention from the road.8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial 9-1-1 or otherlocal emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident or
