According to the National Safety Council, texting while driving accounts for 1.6 million accidents in the U.S., nearly 25 percent of all car accidents. Yet studies show young adults continue to text and drive.

"For me, texting and driving is like the new drunk driving," says first-year student Becca Johnson. "I think a lot of people push it aside and they think that their phone is more important."

Now there is a new app for iPhone, Android and Blackberry phones that allows you to focus on the road and not on your phone. The app is called TextLimit and helps drivers, like Johnson, not text and drive.

Johnson found out about the app through a friend over spring break and has been using it since.

"It seemed like a really good idea just because texting and driving is such a big issue today," says Johnson, who considers herself an advocate against texting and driving.

Here is how it works. The driver sets a specific speed at which the car will travel and, using GPS, the phone senses how fast the car is moving, thus, blocking incoming texts.

"Having the app have control is really nice, and you're not really tempted to touch your phone when driving," Johnson says.

First-year Katie Silverman agrees with Johnson. Silverman does not have the app but is interested in getting it.

"I think it is extremely important for drivers to be undistracted on the road," says Silverman.

She thinks TextLimit would not only help her concentrate on the road but also bring awareness to her friends.

"I do have friends that text and drive, but when I'm in the car, I always have them put it away" Silverman says. "It makes me nervous as a passenger and it's not fair if they're putting my life at risk."

Johnson agrees that texting while driving is more common than some may believe.

"Having that mentality is just really dangerous and more people should realize that texting and driving can affect anyone," she says.

The app is free but requires a yearly $25 subscription, unless you live in Kentucky where the app was developed and is subsidized by the local Department of Transportation.