Safety's nice but...

New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. have all passed bans on driving with a cell phone. And I believe I read that Connecticut has just jumped on the bandwagon and Pennsylvania is thinking about it. While I don't disagree that driving and chatting on the phone are not the best combo from a safety perspective, I'm not sure why cell phones should be singled out when there are so many other distractions, kids for example, that can be every bit as dangerous. We aren't going to ban kids in cars, are we? Snacks? Smoking? Oh please, not coffee!!!