Safe driving tips

SaskTel has a wide selection of Bluetooth wireless accessories.

SaskTel reminds you that safe driving is your primary responsibility. Take all necessary steps to eliminate potential distractions and follow our strategies to minimize the risk of distractions while in your vehicle.

Safe driving is your primary responsiblity. Don't let your wireless device become a distraction.

In several provinces, including Saskatchewan, it's illegal to drive while using your wireless device to talk or text unless you are using a hands-free headset. SaskTel has a wide selection of handsfree Bluetooth accessories to meet your needs.

SaskTel, along with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), encourages all drivers to Focus On Driving. To find out what takes your attention away from driving, take the quiz at www.FocusOnDriving.ca.

Strategies to help you Focus On Driving
  • Never use wireless data services such as text messaging, Web browsing or e-mail while operating a vehicle.
  • Avoid unnecessary calls on your cell phone. Allow your voice mail to answer a call if traffic is heavy or driving conditions are poor. If you must make or receive a call, safely pull off the road before doing so.
  • Be familiar with handset or handsfree features such as speed dial, redial and voice-activated functions. Program frequently-dialled numbers on your handset.
  • Pull off the road if you need to consult a map or other directions. Or, if you have a passenger, let them be the navigator. Always wait until you get to where you're going to read a note or write something down.

Be a wireless samaritan

Use your cellular phone to help others. Cellular phones are indispensable for reporting crimes in progress, accidents, and other emergencies. The following quick-dial emergency numbers are always free (no airtime or long distance charges apply):

911
Call 911 for emergency services (police, fire, and ambulance). (Remember, when calling 911 from a cellular phone, you must provide the location of the emergency to dispatch personnel.)

*TIPS (*8477)
Call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers to provide information on a crime. (Your call is anonymous and will not appear on your bill.)

*CAA (*222)
Call CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) for emergency roadside assistance (for CAA members only).

#HAIL (#4245)
Call Environment Canada - Severe Weather Reporting - to report hail or tornados etc.

*666
Call CANUTEC (Canadian Transport Emergency Centre) for emergencies and information regarding the handling of dangerous goods.

#732
Call the CP Rail safety line to report security and safety concerns involving any railway track (e.g., children playing on the track.)