and you can't legislate people un-stupid, so again, what's the diff. between phones, radios/cds/mp3s, gps, mcdonalds, etc.
you will never, ever, legislate distracted driving out of existence, and to me, to highlight one reason while ignoring so many others is a waste of time. remember, they had the same complaint about radios being in cars when they were first introduced.
i do agree that texting should be illegal, because it requires extended focus on the phone screen, and complex mental function to write. talking on the phone? no different to me than talking to a passenger in the back seat.
anyway, i'm used to being disagreed with on this topic!