Wow. Sacrifice safety for comfort. The logic just completely overwhelms me.

As far as the why? That also makes no sense. It's "easier to drop the phone and grab the wheel" and "more comfortable than having" your hand "stuck to the side of your head" when you hold it by your chin? Your chin is, at most, 3" from your ear. Is it that 3" that much of a difference?

I don't know, man, it just looks ridiculous and it's not any safer.