Missing the point is part of not thinking about the whole.

In and of itself, texting while driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving. What don’t you get? This is not a government ‘intrusion’ against a ‘right’. It’s like putting up a guard rail or installing a traffic light at an intersection where many accidents have occurred and, statistically, will occur again, and is intended to prevent needless accidents due to a very bad and well-known habit. It’s a preventative measure. The other acts you mention are irrelevant as the legislation was about texting and driving. They are points of interest but not the end-goal of the legislation.

Cell phones are a fairly useless luxury. We accord them too much of our time and our interest for our own good, and to our detriment, at times.

You cannot idiot-proof the world but we can hold people responsible for their actions. This legislation does that.