Shhh... you might educate someone. I drive and converse (in NY with a bluetooth) frequently. I also listen to audio books during my commute. Both of which require some of my attention. But I manage the situation: I turn off the radio and do not use the phone in traffic or in metropolitan areas. When I am talking to someone, I occasionally will sound distracted or seem rude because I have my focus on driving.
As a pilot, I was taught that your first responsibility is to FLY THE PLANE everything else is subordinate. If you approach driving with the same attitude, you will be fine.
I think bluetooth is different. Yes, it may still be a distraction but the big clincher is the disembodied voice on one ear and your arm holding the phone up to the ear. It usually impedes mobility and unconsciously influences the person’s head movement (which is critical.)
I think we can all, so long as we make the operation of the vehicle primary, deal with some distraction. Sometimes you’re on an empty road and you aren’t even going so fast you couldn’t brake easily. I wouldn’t fuss with the radio during a turn in heavy traffic or while passing a truck on the highway.
It’s not that someone is ‘on the phone’ it’s that they hold the thing up their ear and are just yapping away like it’s important. Irks me to no end because you can always drive up to car and discover they are on the phone. The worst would be to rear ended by someone not paying attention on the highway, as someone I knew was...