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Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.
6
Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when
you are not moving or before pulling into traffic.
7
Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may
divert your attention from the road.
8
Dial your national emergency number to report serious
emergencies. This is a free call from your smartphone.
9
Use your smartphone to help others in emergencies.
10 Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless
number when necessary.
Driving Safety Tips Details
1
Get to know your smartphone and its features such as speed-dial
and redial. Carefully read your instruction manual and learn to
take advantage of valuable features most smartphone models
offer, including automatic redial and memory dial—most
smartphone models can store up to 99 numbers in memory dial.
Also, work to memorize the smartphone keyboard so you can
use the speed-dial function without taking your attention off the
road.
2
When available, use a hands-free device. A number of hands-free
smartphone accessories are readily available today. Whether you
choose an installed mounted device for your smartphone or a
speakerphone accessory, take advantage of these devices if
available to you.
3
Make sure you place your smartphone within easy reach and
where you can grab it without removing your eyes from the road.
If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your
voicemail answer it for you.
4
Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions or
situations. Let the person you are speaking to 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
Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. If you
are reading an address book or business card while driving a car,
or writing a to-do list, then you are not watching where you are
going. It's common sense. Don't 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. Make people you are talking with aware
you are driving and if necessary, suspend phone conversations
which have the potential to divert your attention from the road.
8
Use your smartphone to call for help. Your smartphone is one of
the greatest tools you can own to protect yourself and your
family in dangerous situations—with your smartphone at your
side, help is only three numbers away. Dial your national
emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident, road
hazard, or medical emergencies. Remember, your national
emergency number is a free call on your smartphone.
9
Use your smartphone to help others in emergencies. If you see
an auto accident, crime in progress, or other serious emergency
where lives are in danger, call your national 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 to your national emergency number. But
you can still use your smartphone 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.
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