Or applying makeup, or... Yeah I have to say hands-free of whatever sort, should be far better than intoxication. You have two hands on the wheel (generally, or as much as you normally would), you don't even have a passenger to be looking at while you talk. Are passengers going to be outlawed too as dangerous distractions? I do agree that holding it to your ear is pretty bad--attention distracted, limited control--but talking at all shouldn't be mutually incompatible with looking where you're going. A minor distraction, sometimes, sure, but if you have full control of the car and eyes on the road, two things that shouldn't be a problem with hands-free, then level of distraction should be minor....