On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 15:36:10 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

Distracted driving has always been a cause, all that's changed is what
it is that's distracting the drivers.

This, at least, solves the paradox.

And if cell phone use and texting
is so horrible, why do we allow the police to drive around all day
talking on their radios and typing on their mobile data terminals?

That always struck me as interesting also. How come it's safe for them,
but not for the rest of us (who they are merely a population of).

Funny how when outlawing teh "distraction" would interfere with the
police state suddenly it's not important to outlaw it.

As an aside, the government rarely abides by its own rules
(but that's OT).