Enough already on texting while driving discussions

Lawmakers in Texas are once again discussing stronger enforcements on texting while driving bans.  How long are we going to discuss this?  When will drivers get it through their heads that they can lose their lives along with others’ in a second over a single text message at the wheel of a motor vehicle?  I have not been an angel when it comes to the life risking activity until recently when I nearly crashed my car!  Thirty-nine states currently ban text messaging for a drives, but only four have primary enforcement.  Ten states currently prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving where a police officer may cite a driver for using a handheld cell phone without any other traffic offense. We need to enforce the same law, no cell phone usage while driving.  As a matter of fact, many people are just as distracted from speaking on a cell phone as much as texting.  I know when I am in a conversation, I tend to get lost or miss my exit on the freeway way too often.  It is a distraction, whether it’s texting, dialing a number, looking at the phone to see if an incoming call is a call you want to take or not, and the list goes on.  Just ban cell phone usage completely.  If a call must be made, then simply pull over to a safe spot.  If texting is banned in Texas, how can an officer differentiate whether a driver is texting or just simply making a phone call? Why should it make a difference? In both circumstances the driver of the motor vehicle is being distracted from the road for cell phone activity.  Law makers must stop wasting tax payers’ time and tax money on these repetitious meetings, and just set a statewide specific law on cell phone usage, period.