Wireless Phone Safety Tips - Sony Ericsson T606 User Manual

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Wireless Phone Safety Tips

Your wireless telephone gives you the powerful ability
to communicate by voice - almost anywhere, anytime.
But an important responsibility accompanies the
benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must
uphold.
When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility.
When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a
car, practice good common sense and remember the
following tips:
1 Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as
speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to
place your call without taking your attention off the road.
2 When available, use a hands free device. If possible add
an additional layer of convenience and safety to your wireless
phone with one of the many hands free accessories available
today.
3 Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able
to access your wireless phone without removing your eyes from
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the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, if
possible, let your voice mail answer it for you.
4 Let the person you are speaking with know you are driv-
ing; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or haz-
ardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and even
heavy traffic can be hazardous.
5 Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driv-
ing. Jotting down a "to do" list or flipping through your
address book takes attention away from your primary responsi-
bility - driving safely.
6 Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place
calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traf-
fic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you
need to make a call while moving, 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. Make people you are talking with
aware you are driving and suspend conversations which have
the potential to divert your attention from the road.