impaired driving is impaired driving.
Texting while driving (or putting on makeup, or reading, or working on a laptop, or any other act other than keeping full attention upon driving) is not “IMPAIRED” driving. It is “DISTRACTED” driving. These are behaviors of choice that some people engage in. Impaired driving is not a behavior of choice after the person enters the vehicle and begins to drive - rather, it is a behavior the person no longer has control over once the choice to drive impaired has been made. If I’m driving and texting, I can choose to either stop that behavior or pull off the road and continue my texting. However, if I am impaired, I do not have the immediate ability to change that behavior (whether due to alcohol, drugs, or medications). I will be impaired while driving until such time as the cause of the impairment wears off. Forgive my lengthy rant, but there is a clear difference.