10 driver safety tips – LG G Vista User Manual

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10 Driver Safety Tips

Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by
voice almost anywhere, anytime. An important responsibility accompanies
the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.

When operating a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your
wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense
and remember the following tips:

1. Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial,

direct 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. 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're speaking with know you're 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. Don't get caught in a dangerous situation because you are
reading or writing and not paying attention to the road or nearby
vehicles.

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