Driving is a privilege, not a right so more severe penalties are long overdue, urban drivers are the worst, they do everything else but pay attention to driving so this is long overdue.

Another tactic to improve driver attention is to do away with all automated features in cars like  ABS, automatic transmissions, electric window controls & such, when a driver has to manually change the gears, roll the windows up & down and use the brakes in slippery situations, they won't have any time to spend on the phone.

Some may say that ABS is necessary, it isn't because I learned how to handle an auto on slippery roads by practicing in a mall parking lot on Sunday morning, In Austria, truck drivers are required to practice on slippery skid pads in order to get a licence.