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Driver’s tests should consist simply of having a large, buzzy, non-stinging insect

Whimp! (Just kidding - kinda.)

Try: Yellowjacket hits chin, goes down inside leather jacket (oh, did say try this on a motorcycle?) and starts stinging. Yellowjackets don't lose their stinger the first time. Do all this at ~60 mph. Maintain control of your vehicle AND concentration on the road while beating on your chest with one hand and coasting to the side of the road.

And let me add: I hate cel-phone-distracted drivers especially while biking...

"Whimp! (Just kidding - kinda.)"

I specified non-stinging for the test. The ability to readily discern and evaluate the severity of events inside the vehicle is also taken into consideration. I was thinking of the giant grasshopper, a buzzing cicada or a large carpenter bee...the kind that scares the the hell out of you when they buzz through your window.

I don't care if people are talking on their cell, tuning their radio or eating a sandwich when they're driving...provided they're paying attention to the road and the traffic around them. If they're driving wrecklessly or allowing their secondary activity to distract them, there are already laws for that. Passing a new law simply impedes on people who can enjoy their freedoms responsibly.