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Top 7 Tips to Use Mobile Safely in the Car
At any given moment, more than 10 thousand Indian drivers use mobile phones cradled to their ears while driving.
Traffic police officers address mobile phones as one of the main causes of a driver’s inattentiveness while driving. They believe that the driver’s distraction because of mobile talking is a key factor in the most of the cases of car accidents. This has now become a concern for the Indian traffic authorities. Many countries including India have banned the use of mobile phones when behind the wheel. Unfortunately, many are still found chattering continuously on the phones.
It’s high time that Indian drivers should understand that nattering away on cell phones is an invitation to disaster. The small chats and jokes shared on phones are not as important as human life.
If in case there is an emergency, there is a way out. There are situations when the driver is forced to attend a mobile call when he expects a call for fixing of an important appointment or some urgency at home. If the driver repeatedly gets a call from one single number, then again it’s a cause of emergency and he has to pick up that call. Even if the driver is late for some meeting, he has to make a call to inform the officials involved in the meeting. In such cases, there are some measures that may help car drivers to use mobile phones safely while driving.
Here are the top 7 tips to use mobile phone safely in your car:
- Before starting the car engine, place your cell phone in a position from where you can easily pick up without bending or turning. If it is placed in the rear seat or in the dash, then you have to bend or turn to get the phone and this may take away your eyes from the road.
- Always learn the features of your mobile phone well if you are a regular driver. Learn to use speed dials. It’s always better to dial one number than dialing an eight digit or ten digit number.
- If you feel that the ringing call is urgent, park your car at the corner of the road and attend the call. This will not hamper your concentration if the call is somewhat disturbing.
- If possible make a call at the signals, when the car is not moving. This will help you to keep up the level of concentration.
- Always keep your conversation behind the wheel short and sweet. Don’t enter into any kind of emotional, stressful or controversial conversations. Such kind of talks will directly influence your driving and you may fall into a collision.
- Don’t ever pen down some information, notes or contact details while driving. Complete the conversation in short and take the details later. If you have passengers travelling with you, then ask them to attend the phone calls and jot down the details for you.
- It’s always better to use earphones or Bluetooth while driving. With these devices, you don’t have to move your hands from the steering wheel to make a call. Few of the luxury cars are loaded with the Bluetooth-enabled technology. This technology helps driver to speak through the car’s in-built microphone and hear through the car speakers. This is one of the best technologies introduced in recent years.
