Is It Time to Ban Cell Phone Use in Cars Nationally, or am I just being Cranky?

Yes it is time to ban driver cellphone use in moving vehicles, and like so many things in life it is just a matter of common sense. Any in car distractions should avoided. I drive for a living, so I am on the roads all day, everyday. I could fill books with all the incidents of bad driving I witness by people on cell phones. About 80% of all bad driving that I can visually verify involves cell phone use. I have seen accidents happen where left turners either ran a red light or were just oblivious to oncoming traffic. The lady in the black Mercedes who ran 2 red lights going 15 mph over the 45 mph limit only to miss my front bumper by inches (at least I was paying attention and was able to stop, and yes I do feel like I saved at least one life that day), and to this day she is not aware of it. You want rear end accidents, U turns into oncoming traffic, pulling into traffic without looking, changing lanes without looking, driving on the wrong side of the road, failure to comprehend right-of way issues and my all time favorite: stopping in the middle of the road for no apparent reason. I have had dozens of near misses and seen even more. I have been rear ended at a stoplight by a guy on the phone. I would say it is worse than drunk driving because I am on the roads at all hours and only occasionally see drunk drivers, cell phone drivers are everywhere. This is one of those issues where you either recognize the problem or you probably are the problem. To all you people who think you can talk and drive properly ; you can’t. It is just not biologically possible (not even hands-free) (not even for the multitasking gender). Hey, I am a professional driver but must admit I cannot do it either and do not even have my phone on if I am driving any vehicle.