This revised Safety Bulletin on cellular phone usage is intended to refocus Department attention on this issue, and suggest guidelines for their reasonable and appropriate use.
Several features make cellular phone use safer.
Memory storage and automatic dialing simplify use and minimize driver distraction. Speaker phone equipment permits 'hands-off' operation. This bulletin reminds drivers of the importance of maintaining absolute attention to the operation of their vehicle, whether on business, or in their private lives. We know, for example, that many work zone accidents are caused by driver inattention from numerous distractions. Cellular phones is one of them.