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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 9-1-1 or other local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident, road hazard or medical
emergency. Remember, it is 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 a Good Samaritan in your community. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious
emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to
do for you.
10. Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non emergency assistance number when necessary. Certain
situations you encounter while driving may require attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for
emergency services. But you still can use your wireless phone to lend a hand. If you see a broken-down vehicle
posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no one appears injured or a
vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or other special non-emergency wireless number.
Careless, distracted individuals and people driving irresponsibly represent a hazard to everyone on the road. Since 1984,
the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and the wireless industry have conducted an educational outreach
program to inform wireless phone users of their responsibilities as safe drivers and good citizens. As we approach a new
century, more and more of us will take advantage of the benefits of wireless telephones. And, as we take to the roads,
we all have a responsibility to drive safely.
The wireless industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving.
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE.
For updates: http://www.ctia.org
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