Push notifications are to blame!

Cell phone companies have made smartphones addictive to people by using push notifications that alert you every time you get a message. This provokes a psychological cycle that tempts people to check their messages because getting a message. Yes, people have the ability to block this out, but drivers have to pay attention to the road and blocking things like that adds to their mental strain while driving. Whether they block them out or not, push notifications still adversely affect driving. Most people are not conscious of this effect, but if companies turned silenced the phone automatically while it detected movement it would raise people's consciousness to how distracting phones are even if they are not being handled personally by the driver.