Mike Hashimoto, assistant editorial page editor of the Dallas Morning News, wrote: I get as mad as the next person at the minivan driver cruising along 5 mph below the speed limit in the left lane, basically causing everyone else with someplace to be to dodge around him/her in a slightly dangerous way. That doesn’t mean we need another annoying law in the long-running series of laws intended to remove all risk from our daily lives. . . . A cell phone ban might make us feel better, but at best, it would have the same practical effect as banning Big Macs while driving, shaving while driving, reading a map while driving or reaching into the back seat for your kid while driving. . . . 

Question

Which of the two alternatives do you think would be more effective in actually reducing texting-while-driving accidents? Which do you think would be more cost-effective? Why are these different questions? Explain