SafeTips
Wireless Phones and Driving

• Know the local rules about wireless phones and driving.
• Use a hands-free device. Note that a substantial amount of current research shows that it is the conversation itself that is distracting, not merely handling and dialing the phone.
• Keep your 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.
• If you must use the phone while driving and it is legal where you are, try to make the call(s) when you aren't moving or when conditions are easy.
• Conversations that involve emotion or that produce stress are the most distracting. Avoid them.

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