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SAFE & RESPONSIBLE PHONE USE
8 Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your
wireless phone is one of the greatest tools you can
own to protect yourself and your family in
dangerous situations – with your phone at your
side, help is only three numbers away. Dial 9-1-1 or
other local emergency number in the case of fire,
traffic accident, road hazard or medical emergency.
Remember, it is a free call on your wireless phone!
9 Use your wireless phone to help others in
emergencies. Your wireless phone provides you a
perfect opportunity to be a "Good Samaritan" in
your community. If you see an auto accident, crime
in progress or other serious emergency where lives
are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local 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 for emergency services. But you still
can use your wireless phone 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.
Careless, distracted individuals and people driving
irresponsibly represent a hazard to everyone on the
road. Since 1984, the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association and the
wireless industry have conducted educational
outreach to inform wireless phone users of their
responsibilities as safe drivers and good citizens.
As we approach a new century, more and more of
us will take advantage of the benefits of wireless
telephones. And, as we take to the roads, we all
have a responsibility to drive safely.
THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY REMINDS YOU TO USE
YOUR PHONE SAFELY WHEN DRIVING.
For more information, please call 1-888-901-
SAFE.
For updates:
http://www.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/
driving/articles.cfm?ID=85
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Association. All Rights Reserved.
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20036.
Phone:(202) 785-0081
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