Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among teens. The statistics are staggering--car crashes account for 36% of teen deaths in the U.S. each year. One growing part of the problem: Cell phones. In one study, nearly 90% of students reported seeing their friends drive while talking on the phone. John Ulczycki is Executive Director of Transportation Safety for the National Safety Council. He warns, "You're so focused on the cell phone conversation that your response time to a red light, to a car cutting in front of you, to all kinds of normal driving situations, really makes you equal to a drunk driver." While technology is part of the problem...it's also part of the solution for some parents. Dean and Kathy Ramsden monitor what their daughter Marlena is doing behind the wheel by using the 'Drivecam'. "We track our teen's driving on the website probably about once a week," Dean says. The Drivecam is a small camera placed on the rear view mirror that captures erratic behavior, and transfers it to a website where they can log in and view it. "The camera captured several incidents. Mainly she was too aggressive driving into driveways, um seat belt violations," Dean recalls. Her parents also believe it's keeping her off the phone while she's on the road. "I think it has made her more conscious, not to have the cell phone on," Dean says. Another new product is the 'Cellcoach'. It's mounted under the dash, and sends off an annoying screech if it detects cell activity inside a car. "It's not blocking a call, it's just making a very loud noise," Ulczycki explains. And there's software you can install on your teen's phone. It detects car motion, so when someone calls while your teen is behind the wheel, they get a special voicemail: "Hello, (name) appears to be driving...press one to leave a voicemail…" There's also something called Risk Awareness Perception training. You can now download it on your home computer for free. The program is designed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts. It puts drivers through various scenarios. Anuj Pradhan is a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. "We saw that younger drivers are a little bit more apt to look at look away from the forward road for longer durations than experienced drivers," Pradhan says. The hope is all these technologies will help save lives. Marlena's parents are already believers. Dean says, "I think the technology has definitely improved her skills." Drivecam technology can be found and ordered on the web. If you want to put your teen to the test you can download the rapt program for free. The Cellcoach technology is due in the marketplace this spring. And the Aegis cell software is expected out by the end of the year.