New GA law - hands free
There's a lot of confusion regarding the law that will take effect 01 July 2018. This is the long version https://www.gahighwaysafety.org/high...ands-free-law/ and the short version Pandora, Spotify...
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wannavolunteerFT wrote:
If you read my entire post, you would see I said NOT all, but some could be overzealous. I don't hold my phone while driving, but was concerned that someone use it as an "excuse" to stop me. I use my blue tooth capability in my truck. My comment was because the phone log/history does not show when it used blue tooth, when it used speaker and when it was actually held up to be used.
#1 If you aren't using your phone in your hands, it can't be used as an "excuse" to stop you.
#2 The officer cannot go through your phone to see if you were using your phone. They need your consent (don't give it to them if you are concerned about it) or a warrant.
#3 If you think that an officer would lie and frame you for committing a traffic infraction then this new law doesn't really matter anyways... They would have just made up some other infraction that you violated.
