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. Make sure you place your wireless phone within
easy reach and where you can reach it without
removing your eyes from the road. If you get an
incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible,
let your voicemail 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. Don't 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 is common sense. Do not get caught in
a dangerous situation because you are reading
or writing and not paying attention to the road or
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