Driving Safety - Motorola MOTO EM325 User Manual

Smart practices while driving

Driving Safety

Drive Safe, Call Smart
Check the laws and regulations on the use of 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. Go to www.motorola.com/callsmart for more informa-
tion.
Your mobile device lets you communicate by voice and data, almost an-
ywhere, anytime, wherever wireless service is available and safe condi-
tions 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 and redial. If available, these features help
you to place your call without taking your attention off the road.
• When available, use a hands-free device. If
possible, add an additional layer of convenience to
your mobile device with one of the many Motorola
Original hands-free 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 voice mail
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.
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• 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 999 or other local
emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident, or medical
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emergencies.
• Use your mobile device to help others in emergencies. If you
see a road accident, crime in progress, or other serious emergency
where lives are in danger, call 999 or other local emergency number,
as you would want others to do for you.
• Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency
wireless assistance number when necessary. 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.
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