Cell phones and driving don't mix

Your safest option is to turn your cell phone off while you are driving. However, if you leave your phone on, here are some other tips that will help reduce your risk:

• Pull over and stop your vehicle in a safe place before using your cell phone to talk or text.
• If your phone rings while you're driving, let the call go to voice mail and listen to it later when you are parked.
• Never use your cell phone in heavy traffic or bad weather - you need to focus even more in these types of conditions.
• If possible, let a passenger take and make all calls.

One final point - never call someone who you know is on the road unless it is an emergency. You are putting them and others around them in danger.