I once watched a guy with a sandwich in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other hand and a newspaper held between both hands across his steering wheel which he was reading while driving to work in the Nor Cal Bay Area. Every time the traffic came to a stop, he would just barely hit his breaks in time to come to a screeching stop. It is not just cell phone idiots out there.
I think I see more people on phones while they drive since they supposedly outlawed that here in CT. Infuriates me to see morons oblivious to traffic yammering away and laughing while going through some of the most dangerous intersections.
I used to live in San Mateo, and a neighbor of mine was reading while driving and hit someone. I found out when I saw the front of his car all wadded up and asked him (half-jokingly), "were you reading?"
The irony of the situation was that his father was a Sergeant in the CHP. He probably caught it from his dad when he found out about it.