Does having a smartphone make driving more efficient?

A poll conducted by Waze, a social driving app company, found that of 1,000 men and women between the ages of 18 and 50, 35 percent said that having a smartphone makes them more efficient drivers. Other stats revealed by the poll include:

• 83 percent reported spending more than six hours in a car, only stopping for gas or restroom breaks, on a road trip;
• The two most important factors of road trips according to respondents were GPS turn-by-turn navigation or a “killer playlist”;
• 51 percent said they would rather sit in traffic with their best friend or significant other than anyone else;
• 28 percent said they prefer to sit alone in traffic;
• 38 percent said they would give up watching their favorite sports team in exchange for no traffic for a year.