How to Use Your Cellular Phone While Driving

With two-income families, traffic gridlock and typical time constraints, cellular car phones are a comfort for contemporary drivers. Yet piloting a vehicle while using a phone requires careful forethought.

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cellular Phone Accessories
• Cellular Phone Handsfree Car Kits
• Cellular Phone Headsets
• Cellular Phones

1. Familiarize yourself with every feature and function of your phone, especially placing and receiving calls.

2. Program frequently called numbers into your phone's memory. One number in the permanent memory should be 911 for emergency calls. Of course, do not test call 911.

3. Purchase a cell phone with a speakerphone feature. The device will leave your hands free for your primary purpose: driving.

4. Practice using the phone while the car is stationary.

5. Make sure your phone is easily accessible, within comfortable reach and as close to your line of vision as possible.

Tips & Warnings

• If you plan to return a series of calls while on the road, make a list before you leave home or work and store the numbers in the phone's memory.
• Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous and has resulted in numerous accidents. It is highly recommended that you wait to make or receive calls until you've stopped the car.

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on 11/28/2008 My state just banned to use the cell phone while driving! But nonetheless, great life saving advice right here!

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on 9/14/2006 Research has shown that is it dangerous to drive and talk on a cellphone. You may point to the study by the AAA, which stated that only 2% of road accidents are caused by cellphone use... but guess who funded the research? You guessed it, a cellphone company.

When you drive, you are giving your attention to the road, and what is in front of you. Based on cognitive research, your functional field of view (or FFOV) is affected when you drive and talk at the same time, studies have shown that your FFOV shrinks, making you more susceptible to accidents.

Hands free or not. The point is that talking on the cellphone divides your attention, and driving is a demanding task cognitively speaking. Pullover and talk.

on 8/8/2006 The most important aspect of making driving with a phone safer (other than using the phone in areas of little traffic) is to know it inside out, enough that you do not have to look at it for anything other than a glance to see who is calling. You should be able to dial, hang up, and answer calls all without taking your eyes from the road. If you must glance at it, hold it near where the gages are to make it easier to see without having to move your head.

on 7/3/2006 It is stupid and dangerous to use a mobile phone while driving. Turn it off so you won't be encouraged to answer a ringing phone.