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• Employees are required to comply with all applicable state and local driving laws, parking regulations and all Village policies, procedures and rules and regulations; • Employees, who are involved in an accident while driving a Village vehicle, shall follow all instructions set forth in Section III of this Vehicle Policy; • Employees and passengers are required to wear seatbelts at all times; • Employees are not allowed to use wireless telephones while driving or operating a Village vehicle, unless the telephone is designed and configured to use hands free listening and talking and used in said manner while driving. Employees operating emergency vehicles (Police and Fire Division employees) are exempted from these provisions. Using a cell or mobile phone while driving leads to an increased risk of having an accident. If not using a hands-free listening and talking device: ■ Allow voicemail to handle your calls and return them at your safe convenience. • If you need to place or receive a call, pull off the road to a safe location. ■ Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes and mind on the road while driving. • Employees shall not use an electronic wireless communication device to write, send or read a text -based communication while driving a Village vehicle; • Employees are expected to use good judgment at all times while driving a Village vehicle; improper and unsafe operation is prohibited. Employees are to ensure that Village vehicles assigned to them are maintained in a safe and clean operating condition and must report mechanical problems to their supervisor for scheduling of any necessary repairs to the vehicle; • Employees are prohibited from drug & alcohol use while operating a Village vehicle. The manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, purchase, sale, transfer of use of drugs or alcohol is strictly prohibited while on the job, or in the workplace, including on, in or around Village vehicles; • An employee whose license has been suspended or revoked is responsible to immediately notify their supervisor; The Village will review such suspensions and/or revocations to determine further workplace restrictions or disciplinary action where a nexus is established between such suspension/revocation and the workplace restriction and/or disciplinary action; 2