Michigan Implements Strict Distracted Driving Laws, Banning Handheld Cellphone Use.

Michigan drivers who use a cellphone on the road could face penalties effective June 30 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of distracted driving prevention legislation into law that aims to reduce fatal crashes and make the state's roads safer. Michigan became the 26th state to institute a statute that requires hands-free use of cellphones. The law doesn't apply to hands-free Bluetooth devices. Motorists from states without hands-free driving laws will be expected to abide by the law while traveling in Michigan.