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Safety is the most important call you will ever make.

A Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless Phone Use

Tens of millions of people in the U.S. today take advantage of the unique

combination of convenience, safety and value delivered by the wireless

telephone. Quite simply, the wireless phone gives people the powerful ability

to communicate by voice--almost anywhere, anytime--with the boss, with a

client, with the kids, with emergency personnel 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 is 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 obeying 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.

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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 emergency number in the case of fire, traffic

accident, road hazard or medical emergency. Remember, it is a free call on

your wireless phone!

9 Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. Your wireless phone

provides you a perfect opportunity to be a "Good Samaritan" in your

community. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious

emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency

number, as you would want others to do for you.

10 Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non-emergency assistance number

when necessary. Certain situations you encounter while driving may require

attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for emergency services. But

you still can use your wireless phone to lend a hand. 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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Careless, distracted individuals and people driving irresponsibly represent a

hazard to everyone on the road. Since 1984, the Cellular Telecommunications

Industry Association and the wireless industry have conducted educational

outreach to inform wireless phone users of their responsibilities as safe drivers

and good citizens. As we approach a new century, more and more of us will

take advantage of the benefits of wireless telephones. And, as we take to the

roads, we all have a responsibility to drive safely.
The wireless industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving.
For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE.

For updates: http://www.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/driving/

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