Distracted driving is distracted driving. We don't need to create a new bogeyman to identify what has been a problem from the very beginning of the automobile. Drivers who turn their head to converse with their passengers, who fiddle with the temperature settings, can't seem to find the radio station they want, who are easily distracted, who look in their visor mirror to check their appearance, who basically can't keep their eyes off the f'ing road ahead--they're a problem no matter what the technology.

Cell phones and touch screens are merely the latest distractions in a long history of shitty driving. I can't tell you how many times I've cringed watching a movie or TV show where the driver takes his / her eyes off the road for an uncomfortably lengthy time to engage with a passenger. When I was a kid we heard a horrific crash in front of our house one morning and came out to find that a woman who was applying mascara while driving had plowed into our neighbor's parked car. Seriously? Apple CarPlay is an issue? Get real!

People eat, read, shave and engage in sexual activity while driving. The sooner we get self driving vehicles, the fewer accidents, not to mention deaths, will result.