text: Cell phones are distracting devices. If you are driving and your cell phone get a text notification, and it is distracting you, you are basically driving drunk. Your reactions are way slower than normal, and you are inattentive towards the road. Many teens and young adults are involved in wrecks because of their cell phones. Driving while distracted is a factor in 25% of police reported crashes. People are not aware when contact anything affects their ability to concentrate.