We’ve all heard that texting while driving is dangerous, but many people—especially teens—do it anyway. Now a company is selling a device that’ll forcibly keep drivers’ in line. The TextBuster, from Access2Communications, costs $179 and is intended to be installed right underneath a car’s dash. As soon as the car is turned on and starts moving, the TextBuster shuts down not just a smartphone’s texting capabilities, but its data-streaming and e-mail services, as well. The device won’t interfere with a phone’s GPS interface, meaning the maps function will still work, and drivers can still talk on the phone. Given that about 160,000 accidents a year can be attributed in part to texting, its makers believe the TextBuster makes the road safer. (Time)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on Twitter.