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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 without 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 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.

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.

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