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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 nearby
vehicles.
6.
Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls
when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to
plan your calls before you begin your trip or attempt to
coincide your calls with times you may be stopped at a stop
sign, red light, or otherwise stationary. But if you need to
dial while driving, follow this simple tip -- dial only a few
numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
7.
Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that
may be distracting. Stressful or emotional conversations
and driving do not mix; they are distracting and even
dangerous when you are behind the wheel of a car. Make
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