Position your mobile device within easy reach.
access your mobile device without removing your
eyes from the road. If you receive an incoming call at
an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voicemail
answer it for you.
Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if
necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous
Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and even
weather conditions.
heavy traffic can be hazardous.
Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.
Jotting down a "to do" list or going through your
address book takes attention away from your primary
responsibility—driving safely.
Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls
when your car is not moving or before pulling into traffic.
you must make a call while moving, dial only a few
numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then
continue.
Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that
Make people you are talking with
may be distracting.
aware you are driving and suspend conversations
that can divert your attention away from the road.
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Be able to
Use your mobile device to call for help.
local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic
accident, or medical emergencies.
Use your mobile device to help others in emergencies.
see an auto accident, crime in progress, or other
serious emergency where lives are in danger, call
911 or other local emergency number, as you would
want others to do for you.*
Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency
wireless assistance number when necessary.
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.*
If
* Wherever wireless phone service is available.
Dial 911 or other
If you
If you see a