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speaking with know you are driving; if
necessary, suspend the call in heavy
traffic or hazardous weather conditions.
Rain, sleet, snow, and ice can be
hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As a
driver, your first responsibility is to pay
attention to the road.
5. Don't take notes or look up phone
numbers while driving. If you are
reading an address book or business
card, or writing a "to-do" list while
driving a car, you are not watching
where you are going. It is common
sense. Do not get caught in a
dangerous situation because you are
reading or writing and not paying
attention to the road or nearby vehicles.
6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if
possible, place calls when you are not
moving or before pulling into traffic. Try
to plan your calls before you begin your
trip or attempt to coincide your calls
with times you may be stopped at a stop
sign, red light, or otherwise stationary.
But if you need to dial while driving,
follow this simple tip -- dial only a few
numbers, check the road and your
mirrors, then continue.
7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional
conversations that may be distracting.
Stressful or emotional conversations
and driving do not mix; they are
distracting and even dangerous when
you are behind the wheel of a car.
Make people you are talking with
aware you are driving and if necessary,
suspend conversations which have the
potential to divert your attention from
the road.
8. Use your wireless phone to call for help.
Your wireless phone is one of the
greatest tools you can own to protect
yourself and your family in dangerous
situations -- with your phone at your
side, help is only three numbers away.
Dial 100 for Police, 101 for Gendarmerie
Royale or 102 for Ambulance, Pompiers.
Remember, it's a free call on your
wireless phone!
9. Use your wireless phone to help others
in emergencies. Your wireless phone
provides you a perfect opportunity to be
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