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Use a hands-free device.
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Get to know your device and its convenience
features, such as speed dial and redial. These
features help you reduce the time needed to place or
receive calls on your mobile device.
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Position your device within easy reach. Be able to
access your wireless device without removing your
eyes from the road. If you receive an incoming call
at an inconvenient time, let your voice mail answer
it for you.
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Let the person you are speaking with know you are
driving. Suspend calls in heavy traffic or hazardous
weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and heavy
traffic can be hazardous.
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Do not take notes or look up phone numbers. Jotting
down a "to do" list or flipping through your address
book takes attention away from your primary
responsibility of driving safely.
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Dial sensibly and assess the traffic. 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, dial only a few numbers, check
the road and your mirrors, then continue.
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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 have the potential to
divert your attention from the road.
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Use your device to call for help. Dial a local
emergency number in the case of fire, traffic
accident, or medical emergencies.
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