Policy of Cell Phone Use While Driving

Talking on a mobile phone while driving is a dangerous habit that slows down traffic. Conservative estimates indicate that cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and over 300,000 injuries in the United States annually.

Simulated studies also demonstrate that drivers distracted by cell phones are 18% slower to react to brake lights ahead of them and 17% slower to reaccelerate after braking. Because 5% of drivers use cell phones, the slower acceleration causes traffic to slow noticeably.

These problems are not ameliorated by hands free wireless sets. Studies indicate that the effects of cell phone distraction are the same for drivers who use a hands free set as for those who use a normal cell phone. Drivers who use hands free sets also must redial their calls more than twice as often as drivers who do not, indicating that hands free sets do not operate as seamlessly as drivers expect.

Governments and corporations recognize the danger and inconvenience caused by talking on the phone while driving. New York and California are among the 15 states that restrict the use of cell phones while driving. Corporate giants General Motors and Exxon Mobil, among others, have policies that restrict employees' use of cell phones to conduct company business while driving.

Employees will not drive will talking on phone
Given the data demonstrating cell phone distracted driving to be a dangerous nuisance, and the growing recognition by government and industry of this fact, it is the policy of Tony Mommsen Web Design to not conduct business over a cell phone while driving. Employees of the company shall not take or make cell phone calls while driving. If the call must be completed before the employee arrives at his destination, the employee shall pull his vehicle over to a safe place, and complete the call before resuming the trip.

Employees will not talk with clients who are driving
Finally, employees of Tony Mommsen Web Design shall not engage in business with customers or colleagues who are driving. If, during the course of a conversation, an employee believes that the person with whom he is talking is driving, he shall ask if the person is driving. If that person is driving the employee shall instruct his conversation partner to call back when that person has arrived at her destination so they can resume the conversation in safety.