Texting and driving is illegal in almost all states. How they’ll catch you...

If you think you can text and drive and not get caught – think again. 

Law enforcement has a few tricks up their sleeves to spot you texting on the fly. Consumer Reports has some of the new tactics to crack down on texters. 

• The Tennessee Highway Patrol is using a tractor-trailer to get a bird’s eye view into cars. 

• Police in Danbury, Connecticut, among other cities, are searching for higher vantage points to look down on drivers to see inside the cabin at what they are doing with their phones.

• States including California, Connecticut, and New York ban the use of cell phones even when you are stopped at a traffic light. Police can easily ticket those drivers by just patrolling streets on foot.

• In Massachusetts, 74 percent of tickets given out during the distracted driving law enforcement period were from unmarked vehicles, so just because you don’t see a police officer doesn’t mean there isn’t one nearby.

There is no tolerance if you receive a distracted driving ticket in most states. If you contest and go to court – you’ll probably lose. Fines in some states are up to $150 and in some cases points will be added to your license on top of the fine.