Other things that can be done in a car can have similar effects. My guilty pleasure is trying to adjust the climate control in my old Buick LeSabre. A row of rockers that feel the same and whose effect can only be read upon looking at a postage stamp size display. Probably not the brightest in-car ergonomics on earth, though cool and luxurious looking. To be fair I didn’t pick that car out of long consideration. It was a hasty replacement for a wrecked vehicle.
Oh yeah, a good distracted-driving law would cover that, too (sorry!). Our dad used to like to fiddle with the radio when he got going. Of course, he was a slow driver even at top speed so we survived intact.