Smart Practices While Driving - Motorola ATRIX User Manual

Smart Practices While Driving

Check the laws and regulations on the use of Driving Safety
mobile devices and their accessories in the
areas where you drive. Always obey them. The
use of these devices may be prohibited or
restricted in certain areas—for example,
handsfree use only may be required. Go to
www.motorola.com/callsmart (in English only) for
more information.
Your mobile device lets you communicate by voice
and data—almost anywhere, anytime, wherever
wireless service is available and safe conditions
allow. When driving a car, driving is your first
responsibility. If you choose to use your mobile
device while driving, remember the following tips:
• Get to know your Motorola mobile device and
its features such as speed dial, redial and
voice dial. If available, these features help you to
place your call without taking your attention off
the road.
• When available, use a handsfree device. If
possible, add an additional layer of convenience to
your mobile device with one of the many
Motorola Original handsfree accessories available
today.
• Position your mobile device within easy reach.
Be able to access your mobile device without
removing your eyes from the road. If you receive an
incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible,
let your voicemail answer it for you.
• Let the person you are speaking with know
you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call
in heavy traffic or hazardous weather
conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and even heavy
traffic can be hazardous.
• Do not take notes or look up phone numbers
while driving. Jotting down a "to do" list or going
through your address book takes attention away
from your primary responsibility—driving safely.
• Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if
possible, place calls when your car is not
moving or before pulling into traffic. If you
must make a call while moving, dial only a few
numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then
continue.
• 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 that can divert your
attention away from the road.
• Use your mobile device to call for help. Dial
911 or other local emergency number in the case
of fire, traffic accident, or medical emergencies
(wherever wireless phone service is available).
• Use your mobile device to help others in
emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime
in progress, or other serious emergency where
lives are in danger, call 911 or other local
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