Health and Safety Information130wireless phone with one of the many hands-freeaccessories available today.3. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be ableto access your wireless phone without removing youreyes from the road. If you get an incoming call at aninconvenient time, 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, iceand even heavy traffic can be hazardous.5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers whiledriving. Jotting down a To Do list or flipping throughyour phonebook takes your 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 the people with whomyou are talking aware that you are driving and suspendconversations that have the potential to divert yourattention from the road.8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial theemergency number in the case of fire, traffic accidentor medical emergencies. Remember, it is a free call onyour wireless phone!
