The message can wait. The truck can't.

Don't text, scroll or take calls while driving or riding. If it truly can't wait, pull over first.

You can reply now, or you can arrive. Pick one.

Here's the science

What happensUsing a mobile phone while driving
HowLooking at or talking on a phone takes the driver's eyes and attention off the road, lengthening reaction time to hazards.
SoMobile-phone use while driving is a recognised cause of thousands of road deaths a year in India.

3,395persons killed (India, 2022)

Official count - government recordIN

“Drunken driving/consumption of alcohol & drugs, jumping of red light and use of mobile phones taken together accounted for 7.4 percent of total accidents and 8.3 per cent of total deaths.”

The exact death count for mobile-phone use (3,395 in 2022, from 7,558 accidents) is from the report's Table 3.1; the prose sentence names the cause but reports the three violations combined.

Source: Road Accidents in India 2022 - Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)(checked 2026-07-18)

And when we do it

Eyes on the road for the whole ride means you actually see the child, the pothole, the sudden brake - in time to stop.

You couldn't have known. Now you do.