[mylife]

I don’t care if they are texting or eating a bowl of cereal.

Just cite them for reckless driving.

Do we need all these stupid laws?

[mlocher]

You win the “Common Sense of the Day” Award! There are already laws on the book that would cover the case of someone being distracted by texting.

[SamAdams76]

You are correct, we already have laws on the books for reckless driving. That can cover any range of behavior that results in being a danger on the road: Applying makeup, fussing with the GPS, trying to dig a CD out of the back seat, texting, etc.

We don't need all these new laws. Just enforce laws that already exist.

Passing a law specific to texting is as silly as passing a law that makes it illegal to bludgeon somebody with a pencil. We already have laws on the book for assault and battery, why would we pass a special law prohibiting assault and battery with a pencil?