Appendix B Message From The Fda - Nokia E70 User Manual

incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voice
mail answer it for you.
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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.
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Do not 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's 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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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.
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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 people you are talking with aware
you are driving and if necessary, suspend conversations which
have the potential to divert your attention from the road.
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Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your wireless phone is
one of the greatest tools you can own to protect yourself and your
family in dangerous situations--with your phone at your side, help
is only three numbers away. Dial 9-1-1 or other local emergency
number in the case of fire, traffic accident, road hazard or medical
emergency. Remember, it is a free call on your wireless phone!
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Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. Your
wireless phone provides you a perfect opportunity to be a "Good
Samaritan" in your community. If you see an auto accident, crime
in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger,
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call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want
others to do for you.
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Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non-emergency
assistance number when necessary. Certain situations you
encounter while driving may require attention, but are not urgent
enough to merit a call for emergency services. But you still can
use your wireless phone to lend a hand. If you see a broken-down
vehicle posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minor
traffic accident where no one appears injured or a vehicle you
know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or other special non-
emergency wireless number.
Careless, distracted individuals and people driving irresponsibly
represent a hazard to everyone on the road. Since 1984, the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association and the wireless industry
have conducted educational outreach to inform wireless phone users
of their responsibilities as safe drivers and good citizens. As we
approach a new century, more and more of us will take advantage of
the benefits of wireless telephones. And, as we take to the roads, we
all have a responsibility to drive safely. The wireless industry reminds
you to use your phone safely when driving.
For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE. For updates:
www.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/driving/articles.cfm?ID=85
Appendix B Message from
the FDA
Message from the FDA
©July 18, 2001 For updates: www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones
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Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? The available scientific
evidence does not show that any health problems are associated
with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that
wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low
levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range
while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in