Distracted driving isn’t a new highway safety problem. “We’ve seen people driving distracted since the advent of the automobile,” says Chief Daniel Sharp of the Oro Valley Police Department (Arizona) and chair of the IACP Highway Safety Committee. Behind-the-wheel distractions have always included behaviors such as eating, drinking, smoking, grooming, and interacting with others in the vehicle. More recently, drivers’ use of cellphones and advanced in-car technologies has exacerbated this longtime problem. Passenger car drivers talking on a cellphone are up to four times more likely to crash while those who text are up to eight times more likely to crash, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Commercial motor vehicle drivers who text while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash, near-crash, or unintentional lane deviation.