Two-thirds of drivers 'unaware of mobile penalties'

[Linalmeemow]

the point is that laws aren't always very good ways of managing society. see drug laws.
I think the penalty for actually causing an accident should maybe be higher, but using a phone isn't necessarily any more dangerous that taking to a passenger. the issue is attention. hard to make a law about not being an idiot though so they just go for the whole "it's illegal to have a specific thing in your hand" idea.
idiocy.

The drink driving laws HAVE been effective though. By your argument it shouldn't be illegal to drink drive unless you hit someone.

The war on drugs and mistakes with drug laws are is a very, very different situation.