I do not text and drive, and I've made exactly one call while driving- legal, called 911 to report a fire. I didn't want to stop next to the fire to call it in. I used to car pool, and my car pool buddy was texting (not the first time) and came within inches of rear-ending someone on the freeway. I told him that that was the last time I was riding with him. There are enough people driving any kind of stupid; there's no point in being in a car where the driver is 100% that way, it just increases one's odds of getting hurt. I got hit and run on my bicycle back in November, fortunately just hit the handlebar, and I wasn't even knocked down (just into the curb, and managed to catch myself). As a result, I quit riding my bike. I've had many other close calls, that was just the final one. I suspect that the person who hit me probably didn't even realize that it had happened. The signal was too far ahead for this old man to make a pursuit and get the license plate information. 
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
