KK,
The state should set up basic laws that we all have to abide by. For traffic related issue's that would be speed limits, types of shapes and colors of signs, traffic lights and what red, yellow and green mean etc........ These are socially accepted norms based on the rule of law. To ignore these basic laws puts our fellow citizens at extreme risks and thus should be enforced.

For personal behavior within these rules I think there are some extra laws that make sense. Drinking and driving laws and secure your load laws would be examples of laws that make common sense to me as the result of neglagence in these area's pose extreme risk to our fellow citizens. These laws designed to change our personel behavior need to be watched (and debated) very closely though as the beautiful people have shown throughout history that they are willing to trample individual rights at every turn and if we are not careful they will turn us all into the very sheep that makes up the vast majority of Wa. voters!

So it comes down to risk assessment and risk management. 500 out of 6.5 million (of which what 20? 30? 40? are a direct result of cell phone use) to me does not reach a level of risk to the point that writing new laws are warrented. Especially ones that will probably do more harm then good unless your the accountant for the local shariff's department.

But then again I'm standing on a shining hill surrounded by sheep yelling "The King has no clothes!"