No Zotter,
I don't think you are advocating "new laws". If anything, I think you are advocating new thought processes. Everyone knows that distractions are not a help on the road. I would like to think that things like cell phones could be controlled without new laws. That said, of course, I know that the military has made it an offense to use your cell phone while driving without a hands free device. I think thats a great thing.
However, I think the real key is just to change the publics' impression of motorcycle riders. They look right through us and pull out anyway. This seems to be something of an American thing, because I understand in other countries there is not nearly as much of a problem. Perhaps the biggest issue is the surge in the number of riders of late. Americans just aren't used to there being so many of us where Europeans are. Perhaps that will change over time.
Only a biker knows why a dog hangs his head out the window.