Tracking Device for Teenage Drivers

A new tracking device will enable parents to be notified whenever their teenage driver speeds. If this sounds imaginary or scary, you can read that at ABC News. Yes, simply unbelieveable. Parents literally spying on their children under the "innocent" excuse of "safety".

In my opinion this is wrong. This shows a complete lack of trust between parents and children when it comes to driving. There is almost no reason to get a text message when your car is going 10 mph over the speed limit.

Can this system detect whether a teen is drunk? Can it detect if he passes where he is not allowed to? Can this system tell parents if their child just ran a red light? As long as it can't do these things, it's pretty much useless. I'm going to break a taboo here, but speed is not a primary killer. Running red lights kills. Running stop signs kills. Talking on cell phones kills. Drunk driving kills. Speed just helps them kill, but it's not THE reason.

If parents don't trust their teenage children, they shouldn't give them the car. Otherwise, they shouldn't spy on them and watch their every move. As long as this system just alerts parents about speeding, it's less useful than a speed camera. It doesn't give fines, and it also ruins relationships between teens and their parents.

Parents need a good driving test guide to teach their teenagers to drive. This way they will be sure what their child knows and what he doesn't, so they'll have an estimation whether it's safe to give him the car. But again, spying is not a smart idea.

Yours,
Nadav

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