text: Not only does texting pose a danger, the constant thought of notifications, and texts that you might be alerted to can be dangerous. If you can't focus on driving, and you keep getting notified of more and more texts or social media feed updates, you would be more convinced to check your phone. The safest thing to do would be to keep your phone on "do not disturb" or "silent". If you don't think about your phone, the safer you will be as the temptation to use or check your phone would be diminished.