My point isn't that drunk driving isn't dangerous but that cell phone use is likely just as dangerous. I don't think cell phone use is just another distraction. Motorcycle death rates per mile have like doubled in the past 10 - 15 years. What's changed? I don't think people have started drinking more -- on the contrary, drunk driving laws are more stringent and enforced more strictly. The variable that has changed is the increased use of cell phones and motorcyclists are being killed as a result. Just as drinking and driving don't mix, neither do talking on a phone and driving. Before cell phones we seemed to manage just fine without having to talk on a phone while we drive.
