Vertu MMII Quick Manual page 64

SAFE & RESPONSIBLE PHONE USE
valuable features most phones offer, including
automatic redial and memory. Also, work to
memorize the phone keypad 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 wireless phone accessories are
readily available today. Whether you choose an
installed mounted device for your wireless phone
or a speaker phone accessory, take advantage of
these devices if available to you.
3 Position your wireless phone within easy reach.
Make sure you place your wireless phone within
easy reach and where you can grab it with out
removing your eyes from the road. If you get an
incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible,
let your voice mail answer it for you.
4 Suspend conversations during hazardous driving
conditions or situations. 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 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, or writing a "to do" list while driving
a car, 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 near
by 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 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.
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