Ten Driving Safety Tips - Siemens mobile phone User Manual

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Ten Driving Safety Tips

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Your Siemens wireless phone gives
you the power to communicate by
voice — almost anywhere, anytime.
But an important responsibility
accompanies the benefits of wireless
phones, one that every user must
uphold.
When driving a car, driving is your
first responsibility. When using your
wireless phone behind the wheel of
a car, practice good common sense
and remember the following tips:
1. Get to know your phone and its
features such as speed dial and
redial. Carefully read your
instruction manual and learn to
take advantage of valuable
features most phones offer
including, automatic redial and
memory dial — most phones can
store up to 99 numbers in
memory dial. 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 phone or
a speaker phone accessory, take
advantage of these devices if
they are available to you.
3. Position your phone within easy
reach. Make sure you place your
wireless phone within easy reach
and where you can grab it without
removing your eyes from the
road. If you get an incoming call at
an inconvenient time, let your
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4. Suspend
conversations during hazardous
driving conditions or situations.
Let the person you are speaking
to 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 while driving a car,
or writing a "to do" list, then 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 nearby
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.