New traffic radar gun will help police catch you when texting behind the wheel

We’re all familiar with the radar guns that police use to catch and ticket speeding drivers. But the next stage of that technology is now poised to nab drivers who are engaged in a behavior that’s possibly even more dangerous: texting behind the wheel. A Virginia-based company called ComSonics is developing a new type of radar gun that can actually detect whether text message radio frequencies are being emitted from passing cars. ComSonics says the device is “close to production.” Virginia is one of 44 U.S. states that has a ban on texting while driving. A recent study found state texting bans may reduce crashes by a small amount, mostly among young drivers, but only if enforced as a primary offense. Chances are if and when ComSonics can get its anti-texting gun ready for testing, it will find many police departments ready to pull the trigger.

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