This isn't a texting problem per se, but an expression of the fact that U.S. citizens in general are rarely trained to drive properly. In European countries passing driver education is mandatory. It often takes several months to get through the courses on a part time basis - they're tough. And you pay a hefty price to get through those courses (usually in the thousands of dollars). Driving is NOT a right. Its a privilege. When you get behind the wheel you are stepping into one of the most dangerous instruments that every other citizen has to face while you are behind that wheel. But we treat driving like its child play. The vast majority of driver education courses and tests in the U.S. are a joke. Until we take the responsibility of driving more seriously, we will never solve the problem of incompetent drivers doing things while driving that only a certified idiot would do.

The first thing a free market corporation does is to buy politicians to pass laws that will distort the "free" market to the corporation's advantage. In the U.S. its cheaper to buy politicians than it is to win over the free market. The people's only (small) hope is that control of the internet stays with the FCC and the FCC resists political partisanship. As it is, we have only 2 ISPs in our area (Buffalo NY Region - 1 DSL and 1 Cable) and they just raised monthly 'internet only' rates to $55.00, and there isn't a package deal out there for less than $120 a month. This is what alleged "free market competition" produces.