State Rep. John Carson started thinking hard about distracted driving a year ago, when he heard data about car insurance rates in Georgia. Auto premiums in Georgia had just gone up 12.2 percent in 2016, a spike that led the nation. “They were increasing at an alarming rate,” says Carson, a Marietta Republican.
Hands-free driving bill introduced
Georgia would be first to pass in Southeast
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