That's bullshit. Seeing a phone in your hand at a stoplight? What is illegal or dangerous about that that a cop would feel the need to make a stop? I could see if you were talking on it or looking at it instead of the road while your car was moving, but just having it in your hand is dumb. Must have been a slow day for crime in Michigan; I can only imagine the more important calls he missed while writing you a ticket and cutting you a $20 break over absolutely nothing. And as to that $20 break, a couple of decades ago, I got a much deserved speeding ticket for doing +100mph on the highway; I pulled over before the cop I flew by even turned on his lights, and admitted guilt without arguing, so he cut me a break by not writing me a reckless endangerment fine, and my ticket was about $180; you paid the same for holding your phone at a stoplight? Inflation is a b*tch, I guess.
In that vein, I've recent learned it's apparently a stoppable offense to eat or drink (like soda or coffee) while driving. WTF? Why do cars have cupholders then?? Why do truck stops sell French fry holders for truckers? Why are phone holders used by basically every Uber driver since forever not considered "distracted driving paraphernalia?"
