Georgia state senators are rejecting a plan that would let drivers use cellphones mounted to their windshield or dashboard while at traffic lights and stop signs, voting 35-14 against the proposal on Wednesday.
Sen. Frank Ginn, a Danielsville Republican, pushed Senate Bill 203, saying that it’s time to recognize that the state’s current hands-free law has “made criminals out of our folks.” He said that people looking at phones while at a “full and complete stop” or pulled over on the side of the road should be a low priority for police.
“We don’t want those people out there driving and being distracted,” Ginn told senators. “But if you’re in a complete and full stop, your car is not endangering anybody.”
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