Fiddling with the radio or egg sandwich could result in the same outcome.
The irony of making phone handling illegal is that many will still use the phone secretly and take their eyes off the road. But when the driver insists on using the phone, better it’s held above dashboard level.
Yes, but I'd bet the relative frequency of distraction is much less with food or radio, but the outcome could be the same.
It’s not a restaurant, or a beauty parlor, or a phone booth.
Maybe we should make prisoners perform road construction🙄