40 | Ten driving safety tips |
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:
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.
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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 voicemail answer it for you.
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 hazard- ous, but so is heavy traffic. As a driv- er, your first responsibility is to pay attention to the road.
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 vehi- cles.