From the point of view of physics, is there a basis to the law banning the use of cell phone while driving

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Physics deals with far more elemental properties.
In this case physics only becomes relevant once the conditions are established.

i.e can the driver successfully swerve, brake or accelerate once he is aware of a problem.

But the laws about mobile phones are looking at different aspects.

If two people are subjected to the same situation will the one with the mobile phone take longer to react giving less time for avoidance?
Might they completely fail to notice a developing situation or not?
Could the phone distract them at a critical time causing their particular actions to be less well considered?

None of these questions are physics but they are valid questions.
And both on an intuitive level and on a statistical level they keep being answered in the affirmative.
Any distraction is likely to lessen one's concentration on the task ahead.

To make a rational judgment based on learned physical principles the driver must be aware of the facts of the situation. Speed, position, possible acceleration, steering forces etc.

A person in a car is insulated from all the senses that let a person know how fast they are moving and what risks they are running. So even without distraction they are already ignoring many of the physical conditions present.

Hence tailgating is the most common driving fault.
According to physics they WILL have a multi-car pile up under various conditions. No maybe or if at all.

Any distraction will then only make a bad situation even worse.