BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Voters in one Ohio community have said no to a proposed ban on using hand-held cell phones behind the wheel.
The referendum on the ballot Tuesday in Bowling Green would have outlawed talking or texting on a mobile phone while driving, except for handsfree devices. It failed by about 56 percent to 44 percent.
City Council member Robert McOmber proposed the idea and says he believes voters in his northwest Ohio community prefer a statewide ban, not a local one.
McOmber says he has no regrets about the vote and hopes the campaign raised awareness of the dangers so residents will make fewer calls when they're driving.
A handful of states prohibit drivers from using cell phones, but Ohio is not one of them.
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