I support the cell phone bans... I mean it's just plain annoying. Cell phones are incredibly distracting to anyone doing anything, not just driving. Hands-free devices aren't AS bad but still it gives the same distraction, sans the hand holding the actual cell phone. But of course I may be biased since I just find cell phones a bit annoying in general, how people will whip them out at inopportune moments, or (this irritates me even more) just use them to text people, I mean sheesh it's a telephone, you could call someone and tell them in 30 seconds what it would take 10 minutes to type and send and receive. But I digress...
People really are bad enough drivers, especially here in America, where practically anyone can get a driver's permit and be legal on the road. Compare this to other countries that require a minimum amount of years experience and a raised driving age, we have pretty shitty drivers in the US. Cell phones make them ever worse. Plus, a lot of people look like total tools while doing it:
