20-year-old invents a device to stop teens texting behind the wheel

Texting while driving was listed as the number one case of death among teens . A recent Research study said that 40% of all teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger. It's called Smart Wheel, and it is designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles — tracking whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times.
. T.J. Evarts, a 20-year-old's invention tracks when drivers hold the wheel with one hand and will warns them with a light and a buzzing sound. When they place both hands back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the buzzing stops. It also watches for what's called "adjacent hands," where both hands are close together near the top of the wheel so the driver can both thumb type and drive at the same time.