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Text-disabling application for phones

By Dan Armstrong Monday, March 01, 2010 at 1:29 p.m.

It's become quite an issue recently. Several states and even some Michigan communities have banned texting while driving.

Right now, there's a new cell phone application that prevents teens from texting while driving.

It's called Textecution, and it's meant to give parents more control over their teens cell phone habits.

Christie Lauman, Verizon sales representative from Frankenmuth, says "There's 46% of teens from 16 to 17 years old that admit to texting and driving. So there's obviously a ton that don't admit it."

NBC25 took Textecution out for a spin. GPS technology tracks the speed of the phone, and once a vehicle reaches 10 mile an hour, a message pops up saying "You are moving too fast to use this application." (Read More)