Texting driver  The country's least-distracted drivers are in Alaska, a state that still doesn't have a law addressing hand-held phone use. Perhaps it's the majestic scenery that keeps Alaskan eyes fixed out the windshield…or maybe the $10,000 fine for texting. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Like many diligent public servants, Georgia state Representative Ed Setzler enjoys crowing about a nice, tidy highway project. In a Sept. 8 Facebook video, the Republican appeared to be doing just that from behind the wheel of a car. This was less than three months after the state overwhelmingly passed a ban on handheld phone use in cars — legislation that Setzler loudly opposed.

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