text: As a result of many car accidents being caused by texting and driving Georgia put in place a hands-free law. The hands-free law makes it illegal for the driver to hold their phone while driving. Reading from a phone or using it to record videos is also banned in the state of Georgia. The law is not to harm those who are driving but to help them and others. After the law went into effect many people began to put their phones down and focus on the road. The rate of car accidents caused by texting and driving has gone down since the law first began to be enforced.