I guess I don't quite understand here. If your phone is mounted in the clip, why would there be a need to pick it up? In California, it is also a ticket if you are talking on your headset or texting while driving, but it allows for you to glance down if it is being used as a nav. Someone contested that in court and won. But back the original point, you would only need to tap the phone if an alert went off or if you want to turn off the system in the event of being pulled over.