COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio continues to push legislation that would all but eliminate drivers legally using mobile phones in cars by any method other than hands-free.
Bill sponsors recently offered the first testimony to House Bill 283 before the House Criminal Justice Committee. The measure would expand the state’s texting-and-driving law with the goal of making Ohio a hands-free state.
Reps. Cindy Abrams, R-Harrison, and Brian Lampton, R-Beavercreek, pointed to a recent poll conducted by the Fix Our Roads Ohio Coalition that showed a majority of Ohio drivers want a new law.
