User's Manual

OR EVEN WITH THE POLICE. EACH YEAR, AMERICANS MAKE BILLIONS OF CALLS FROM THEIR WIRELESS
PHONES, AND THE NUMBERS ARE RAPIDLY GROWING.
But an important responsibility accompanies those benefits, one that every wireless phone user must uphold. When driving a car,
driving i s your first responsibility. A wireless phone can be an invaluable tool, but good judgment must be exercised at all times
while driving a motor vehicle-whether on the phone or not.
The basic lessons are ones we all learned as teenagers. Driving requires alertness, caution and courtesy. It requires a heavy dose
of basic common sense-keep your head up, keep your eyes on the road, check your mirrors frequently and watch out for other
drivers. It requires obey ing all traffic signs and signals and staying within the speed limit. It means using seatbelts and requiring
other passengers to do the same.
But with wireless phone use, driving safely means a little more. This brochure is a call to wireless phone users everywhere to
make safety their first priority when behind the wheel of a car. Wireless telecommunications is keeping us in touch, simplifying
our lives, protecting us in emergencies and providing opportunities to help others in need. When it comes to the use of wireless
phones, safety is your most important call.
Wireless Phone "Safety Tips"
Below are safety tips to follow while driving and using a wireless phone which should be easy to remember.
1. Get to know your wireless 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. 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 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 c onversations 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, t hen 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