This hyper-popular car mount makes operating a device hands-free that much easier

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AmazonIf you’re relying on GPS, are trying to coordinate meeting up with friends, or your roommate/mother/partner is at the store and needs to know right this instant if you’re out of milk, there’s no shortage of excuses for using your phone while driving.

As a rule, we all know we're not supposed to, but to what extent that rule applies to us in the privacy of our car has its own flexibility.

But if we’re going to flout a very common piece of common sense, we had better make sure we’re doing it in the safest way possible — not just to avoid the insurance hikes or possible tickets, but to avoid hurting ourselves or others while trying to find the nearest CVS on Google Maps.

Fortunately, it seems like a good amount of drivers are interested in doing exactly that.

For the last two years, Amazon Prime Day saw Business Insider readers making off like bandits with the latest in tech, unsurprisingly, but this super powerful magnetic car mount came in first place as what readers bought the most in 2016. Again in 2017, it cracked the top 5 best-sellers.

With over 8,000 reviews and 4.4 stars for something that costs under $10, it looks like you guys aren’t the only ones who love it.

Besides for the simple setup, low price, and Prime shipping, there are a few bonuses: It isn’t clunky or suction onto your windshield — meaning minimal eyesore and blind spots. Safer driving, remember? It also means that this one is pretty easy to travel with if you want to pop it into a rental car. You can rotate the phone and swivel your display easily since it's just a pad, and that super strong magnetic pull means it’ll work with virtually any smartphone on the market.

The fact that this uses air vents makes cooling your phone fairly straightforward, but dashboards aren’t identical, so it may not be the most convenient tool for your setup. If that’s the case, you may be better off with a CD slot holder, such as the Wirecutter-recommended TechMatte MagGrip.

Unless you're going to lock your car in the trunk the next time you're driving, consider doing yourself and the general public a favor and grab an $8 car mount.