Too little. I agree that it is a problem, but a) you can drop the phone in an instant if necessary whereas you can't get sober in an instant and c) you are dist

Too little. I agree that it is a problem, but a) you can drop the phone in an instant if necessary whereas you can't get sober in an instant and c) you are distracted only over the road you are reading the SMS, not the entire way. Here in Denmark it now cost a point on your license, as well as about 200 or 300 dollars in a fine. Depending on when you got your license, 2 or 3 points within 3 years will earn you a new driving test (which, unlike in the US, is really though to pass). Arguably you should forfeit your license on the first offense, but at least this is better than the old rule.