Avoid Those Cell Phones While Driving

Cell phones, and particularly smartphones, are considered one of the leading driver distractions. As a result, more communities are placing restrictions on drivers’ use of cell phones. The following tips are offered to motorists with regard to cell phone use in vehicles.

• You should wait until the car trip is complete before placing a call. Your cell phone’s voicemail feature should answer a call while driving.
• Consider keeping the cell phone completely out of reach in your car to keep the temptation from usage at bay.
• Absolutely essential calls should only be performed while stopped. However, it is not wise to pull over on the side of the road where a rear-end collision is possible. Instead, you should pull into a parking lot to perform this task.
• If you have to make a call, take advantage of speed-dialing capabilities.
• At a minimum, you should never drive and talk on the cell phone during stressful, emotional, or complex discussions since the risk of an accident is heightened during such times.
• You should never text-message while driving.

Source: International Risk Management Institute, Inc.  Copyright 2015