Worry doesn't even begin until you have kids! Although I don't have teens running around my home begging to borrow the car, I'm not that far off. I do have friends who have driving teens and they become basket cases every time their kid gets behind the wheel of a vehicle.
For teen motorists these days there are lots of temptations that make for unsafe driving like cell phone and texting. Statistics don't lie, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) an average of 16 teens die each day in automobile crashes and more than 300,000 were injured. Drivers in the 16-22 year old age group are involved in more accidents and fatalities than all other age groups combined. These figures are far too high!
Tracking your teen might seem duplicitous, OK, down right sneaky, BUT could you be saving their lives?
Experts say, that there are three difficult situations that teen motorists face: speeding, inexperience and peer pressure. Thousands of teens have died at the wheel because their driving behavior was anonymous. Kids tend to drive any which way they chose when they know that their parents or law enforcement aren't around. The bottom line in keeping our kids safe and reducing teen driving fatalities is parents knowing more about the driving behaviors of their teen drivers.
If your argument is "Not my kid!" According to experts, even teens that usually follow the rules can be easily distracted or encouraged to take risks without constant monitoring.
So again, are teen vehicle tracking devices truly an invasion of privacy?
There are two types of tracking devices that I recommend--active and passive GPS personal tracking devices. The active GPS personal monitoring tracking device allows you to monitor a vehicle at all times. You can see where it is in real time. You can also look at history; where the vehicle was, how long it was there, how fast it was going. It can also notify you if the vehicle is involved in an accident or if it leaves a specific geographic area. A passive tracking system records the history of a vehicle. That history can later be downloaded and reviewed. You cannot locate a vehicle in real time with a passive system. It does tell you where a vehicle was and for how long and the speeds at which it was traveling.
If you still have questions and need more answers on teen driving GPS systems, check out BrickHouseSecurity.com, an industry leader on security devices. Speak to one of their security experts and they will recommend a unit that is right for you.
--Car Chick
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Hey Ruth! Great article!
I thought your readers may want to know of a great passive device that works great for parents of teen drivers is CarCheckup!
Hey Ruth! Great article!
I thought your readers may want to know of a passive device that works great for parents of teen drivers is CarCheckup! It allows parents to be able to easily view trip graphs, highest speed, RPM, mileage traveled and loads of other data!
Plus, you don't have to worry about a expensive monthly fee associated with GPS systems!
Check it out at http://www.carcheckup.com/index.php/page-static-p-Teen_Driving_Monitor
Thanks for the great article!
Jennifer
This is an interesting debate and many parents we speak with on a daily basis express how nervous they are about their child getting behind the wheel. Understandably, this is a huge responsibility this young person will be taking on and a life long skill they will be learning.
Perhaps there is another way to look at this. Rather than monitoring novice drivers after the fact, part of the solution to easing a parent's concerns could come right at the beginning of the process of looking at driver training for their son or daughter.
It is important to honestly ask yourself if your teen is mature enough to drive a vehicle safely. At 16 for your child, that answer may be no. Not everyone is ready at the same time. Driving skill alone will not save someone from a crash; attitude is also a big part of how someone drives.
If you think your child is ready for this responsibility then consider the following as a more proactive way to get some peace about your child behind the wheel:
Find the best driving school as far as their curriculum goes and not the cheapest. They need to learn how to drive and not just how to pass a road test.
Set up house rules for the family vehicle. Find out who will be in the vehicle, where they’ll be going and what time they’ll be home. Make them accountable for their actions at an early stage in their lives, and they may take driving seriously.
Take an interest in them as a new driver and provide support. Young Drivers offers a free Co-Driver Program for parents. More info at www.yd.com.
We all want our children to succeed and when it comes to driving, we especially want them to succeed safely. Suzanne of Young Drivers of Canada
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this blog is about gps technology on mobile phones. Is the alternative in front off a car gps. You can track your kids everywhere, knowing where they are online.
Thanks
Peter
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