U.S. board urges cell-phone ban for new teen drivers

If cell phones are too distracting to drivers, then shouldn't there be a ban urged for all drivers, not just teens? Either they do distract you or they don't. They don't distract teens more than adults. Actually, I'm sure someone could make an argument that they distract teens less, since they will learn how to drive and talk on the phone at the same time right from the beginning and will be more used to it. Anyway, I just think we should be more serious about punishing bad drivers, whether they cause accidents or not, and no matter what the reason for their bad driving is, whether it's cell phones, drinking, putting on makeup, reading, whatever. Clearly cell phones are distracting, but I don't see any reason to punish people who are able to talk on their cell phone and still drive safely. A lot of things can be distracting to a driver. We shouldn't be trying to guess what will be the most distracting, or who will be the most distracted, we should have standards for how people drive, and if those are met, that should be the important thing.