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Starting Jan. 1, 2025, having your cellphone in your hand while driving will be illegal.Adult drivers must use a hands-free device to make phone calls or use GPS, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. That includes dashboard phone mounts, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto or built-in car speaker systems. The new law expands on the state's existing ban on texting while driving, according to CDOT. “Get the phone out of your hand. That is the end of the story.
”As the new law is written, it makes using your phone while driving a secondary offense. O'Sullivan wishes it could’ve been a primary offense.“The officer does have to see a phone in your hand or have some probable cause in which to pull you over, which makes sense, but they can't really necessarily pull you over as a primary offense. It ends up being a secondary offense, so they have to see some other behavior and see the phone in your hand to pull you over,” O'Sullivan explained.
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