Texting While Driving is Not the Problem, Driving While Texting is...

A number of states including Illinois, Oregon, New Hampshire, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia have passed legislation prohibiting texting while driving. However, this misses the key point in today's always-connected world. Is texting an interruption while driving, or is it that driving is interrupting texting? Should we prohibit a number of things people do these days while texting- including walking, driving, interviewing, and eating lunch? Should we prohibit people from being in a number of places while texting, including a classroom, a concert, in a presentation?