Appendix B: Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless Phone Use144where you can grab it without removing your eyes fromthe road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenienttime, if possible, let your voice mail answer it for you.4. Suspend conversations during hazardous drivingconditions or situations. Let the person you are speakingwith know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the callin heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain,sleet, snow and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavytraffic. As a driver, your first responsibility is to payattention to the road.5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers whiledriving. If you are reading an address book or businesscard, or writing a “to do” list while driving a car, you arenot watching where you are going. It’s common sense.Don’t get caught in a dangerous situation because youare reading or writing and not paying attention to theroad or nearby vehicles.6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place callswhen you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Tryto plan your calls before you begin your trip or attempt tocoincide your calls with times you may be stopped at astop sign, red light or otherwise stationary. But if youneed to dial while driving, follow this simple tip-dial onlya few numbers, check the road and your mirrors, thencontinue.7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversationsthat may be distracting. Stressful or emotionalconversations and driving do not mix-they are distractingand even dangerous when you are behind the wheel of acar. Make people you are talking with aware you aredriving and if necessary, suspend conversations whichhave the potential to divert your attention from the road.