GPS Tracking Comforts Worried Parents of Teen Drivers
Youths sometimes complain that their home life is like a prison. Mom and Dad want to keep an eye on them all the time, and there are too many rules.
Ask a parent to comment about his or her teen, and you’ll likely hear that they are secretive and get involved in risky behaviors.
It’s an age-old conflict with no true winners. Each side just seems to concede to the other once in awhile.
Vehicle Tracking is a Compromise
Vehicle tracking is one of those compromises. It allows young people to enjoy a little freedom and independence and it lets parents know where their children are going and if they’re acting responsibly.
The driver’s license is a rite of passage. While teenagers are excited to drive soon after they reach the legal driving age, it is a nervous and worrisome time for most parents. Teen drivers are young and want to explore the thrills in life, but they lack skills and experience behind the wheel. Inexperience makes a driver prone to accident. And as the name implies, accidents are unintended events. There is little a parent can do to stop them.
Parents are more concerned about safety than their children are. A teen driving thinks that there is little that can harm him. A parent has seen and heard all the horror stories about what can happen. Adults will usually insist that their young driver tell them where they are going and what time they will return. But are they telling the truth?
One of the best and innovative ways to keep a virtual eye on teen driving is to have a good GPS tracking system installed on all the family vehicles.
LandAirSea’s GPS Tracking Key, for example, is a fully integrated and portable vehicle tracking solution. It logs vehicle location, date, time, speed, direction and the addresses and duration of all stops. It runs on just two AAA batteries. Parents can download the daily trip information whenever they are ready.
Dealing with Safety
If teenagers are trying to bend the rules at home, it’s likely they’ll also be pushing their limits on the road. One of those limits is speed. Teenagers tend to experiment with their driving skills. They might drive a bit too fast, follow a bit too close, signal a bit too late, than most experienced drivers.
A GPS tracking device monitors the speed of a vehicle or a fleet of vehicles. The user can see the object’s path of travel from a remote computer. Readings are accurate within feet, because they are based on GPS satellite signals.
There are two types of vehicle tracking.
·        Real-time GPS tracking shows where the vehicle is going, almost immediately as it happens.
·        Passive GPS tracking tells where the vehicle has been once it returns from the trip. The GPS tracking device is removed from the vehicle and downloaded to computer.
Both allow the parent to monitor how and where their teen is driving, without the intrusion of actually being in the vehicle. With the information that is available from these GPS tracking gadgets, parents will be able to decide whether to allow their children to drive their cars or restrict them until they are responsible enough to follow the house rules and the traffic rules. For example, some parents will not allow their teens to drive on the highway and some may not permit them to visit a certain house.
GPS Tracking Key Features
The LandAirSea GPS Tracking Key has several special features. Following are the top five as listed by users:
1.      No ongoing monthly fees from a wireless network.
2.      Frequent sampling rate: (The GPS Tracking Key takes a reading every second).
3.      Multiple viewing options. The LandAirSea Tracking Key presents data in three formats: animated street map, satellite images on Google Earth and a daily text report.
4.      Strong magnet for covert placement, or it can be placed in a prominent spot on the vehicle.
5.      Motion sensor to conserve battery life.
A GPS tracking system may be of great help to parents who are concerned about their teenage children, especially where they are going and how they are driving. Are they really studying at the library? Did they make it to music class or did they hang out with friends? Did they come straight home from the movies? Often young people stay out long after their parents have retired to bed. A GPS tracking device will eliminate the inquisition about what time they got in.
The teenage years can be a challenging time. For most concerned parents, a GPS tracking device may be the means to build a level of trust between generations.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group, prompting safety advocates to call for parents to be more aware of their teenage drivers.