Ctia Driving Safety Tips - Siemens S40 User Manual

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CTIA Driving safety tips

Your wireless telephone gives Position your wireless phone
you the powerful ability to com- within easy reach.
municate by voice – almost any- Be able to access your wireless
where, anytime. But an important phone without removing your
responsibility accompanies the eyes from the road. If you get an
benefits of wireless phones, one incoming call at an inconvenient
that every user must uphold. time, if possible, let your voice
When driving a car, driving is mail answer it for you.
your first responsibility. When
using your wireless phone behind Let the person you are speak-
the wheel of a car, practice good ing with know you are driving;
common sense and remember if necessary, suspend the call
the following tips: in heavy traffic or hazardous
weather conditions.
Get to know your wireless Rain, sleet, snow, ice and even
phone and its features such as heavy traffic can be hazardous.
speed dial and redial.
If available, these features help Do not take notes or look up
you to place your call without tak- phone numbers while driving.
ing your attention off the road. Jotting down a "to do" list or flip-
ping through your address book
When available, use a hands takes attention away from your
free device. primary responsibility – driving
If possible, add an additional layer safely.
of convenience and safety to your
wireless phone with one of the
many hands free accessories
available today.
Dial sensibly and assess the Use your wireless phone to
traffic; if possible, place calls help others in emergencies.
when you are not moving or If you see an auto accident, crime
before pulling into traffic. in progress or other serious
Try to plan calls when your car emergencies where lives are in
will be stationary. If you need to danger, call 9-1-1 or other local
make a call while moving, dial emergency number, as you would
only a few numbers, check the want others to do for you.
road and your mirrors, then con-
tinue. Call roadside assistance or a
special non-emergency wire-
less assistance number when
Do not engage in stressful or
necessary.
emotional conversations that
If you see a broken-down vehicle
may be distracting.
posing no serious hazard, a bro-
Make people you are talking with
ken traffic signal, a minor traffic
aware you are driving and sus-
accident where no one appears
pend conversations which have
injured, or a vehicle you know to
the potential to divert your atten-
be stolen, call roadside assis-
tion from the road.
tance or other special non-emer-
gency wireless number.
Use your wireless phone to call
for help.
Dial 9-1-1 or other local emer-
gency number in the case of fire,
traffic accident or medical emer-
gencies. Remember, it's a free
call on your wireless phone.
CTIA Driving safety tips
"The wireless industry reminds
you to use your phone safely
when driving. "
For more information, please call
1-888-901-SAFE or visit our web-
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©1997 CTIA
B u i l d i n g t h e W i r e l e s s F u t u r e
Cellular Telecommunications Industri Association
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