January 2005 Safety Tip

Wireless Phones

and

Driving

• Know the local rules about wireless phones and driving.
  
• Use a hands-free device.
• If you must use the phone while driving, try to make the call(s) when you aren't moving or when conditions are easy.
  

• Keep your wireless phone where you can easily

  reach it, so that you can get it without taking your eyes off the road.
• If you are talking and the traffic or weather gets bad, end the call and call back later.

• Don't take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.
  
• Conversations that involve emotion or that produce stress are the most distracting. Avoid them when you are driving.