Wireless Phone Safety Tips - Motorola iDEN M710 User Manual

Wireless Phone Safety Tips

Your Motorola M710 telephone gives you the powerful
ability to communicate almost anywhere, anytime,
wherever wireless phone service is available and safety
conditions allow. But an important responsibility
accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that
every user must uphold while using them.
When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. If you
find it necessary to use your M710 phone while behind
the wheel of a car, practice good common sense and
remember the following tips:
1 Get to know your Motorola M710 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 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.
3 If you receive an incoming call at an inconvenient time
do not take notes or look up phone numbers while
driving. Jotting down a "to do" list or going through
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your address book takes attention away from your
primary responsibility - driving safely.
4 Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place
calls when you are not moving or before pulling into
traffic. 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.
5 Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations
that may distract your attention. Make people you
are talking with aware you are driving and suspend
conversations which have the potential to divert your
attention away from the road.
6 Use your M710 phone to call for help. Dial the
appropriate emergency number in the case of fire,
traffic accident or medical emergency.*
7 Use your M710 phone to help others in emergencies.
If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other
serious emergency where lives are in danger, call the
emergency number, as you would want others to do
for you.*
* Wherever wireless phone service is available.