Nokia N75 [12/297] Message from the ctia

Message from the CTIA

3. Message from the CTIA

(Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association)

to all users of mobile phones

1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036.

Phone: (202) 785-0081

Safety is the most important call you will ever make.

■ A Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless

Phone Use

Tens of millions of people in the U.S. today take advantage of the unique combination

of convenience, safety and value delivered by the wireless telephone. Quite simply,

the wireless phone gives people the powerful ability to communicate by voice—

almost anywhere, anytime—with the boss, with a client, with the kids, with

emergency personnel or even with the police. Each year, Americans make billions

of calls from their wireless phones, and the numbers are rapidly growing.But an

important responsibility accompanies those benefits, one that every wireless phone

user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. A wireless

phone can be an invaluable tool, but good judgment must be exercised at all times

while driving a motor vehicle—whether on the phone or not.The basic lessons are

ones we all learned as teenagers. Driving requires alertness, caution and courtesy.

It requires a heavy dose of basic common sense—keep your head up, keep your eyes

on the road, check your mirrors frequently and watch out for other drivers. It requires

obeying all traffic signs and signals and staying within the speed limit. It means

using seatbelts and requiring other passengers to do the same. But with wireless

phone use, driving safely means a little more. This brochure is a call to wireless

phone users everywhere to make safety their first priority when behind the wheel

of a car. Wireless telecommunications is keeping us in touch, simplifying our lives,

protecting us in emergencies and providing opportunities to help others in need.

When it comes to the use of wireless phones, safety is your most important call.