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Apple's iPhone has an option that will prevent it from sending you notifications while you're driving. It's a safer way to drive without distractions. A recent study from EverQuote found that 70 percent of drivers who activated the iPhone feature left it on while driving, which helped decrease phone use by 8 percent. That sounds minimal, but it can help save lives. Activating "Do Not Disturb While Driving" mode while driving is easy. Here's how to do it:

- Open the Settings app on your iPhone

- Select Control Center

- Tap Customize Controls

- Scroll down and tap the green "+" button next to Do Not Disturb While Driving Now turn it on: - Return to your iPhone home screen

- Pull down the Control Center shade from the top-right of your iPhone X, or swipe up from the bottom of the display on any other iPhone.

- Tap the car icon

This turns on Do Not Disturb While Driving whenever your phone notices it's in motion, or if it automatically connects to an in-car Bluetooth system. If someone sends you a message, they'll get an automatic response that you're in the car driving and can't reply right now. This is a good idea for parents to use with teenagers who are driving and who might be otherwise prone to texting their friends. Parents can get some additional controls by going to: