NHTSA Chief says he is watching distracted driving issue

WASHINGTON—Dr. Jeffrey Runge, the newly installed administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said that NHTSA is watching closely the growing issue of driver distraction but said that it is every motorist’s responsibility to avoid distractions.
“That is not to say people who manufacture those potentially distracting articles also don’t have a corporate responsibility to help judge their distraction potential. I believe that they do. It’s a conjoined effort that we all have,” he said.