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Would you put a GPS tracker on your teen’s car?
Last night while I was watching TV I heard a commercial directed at parents of teenagers.
The ad was for a GPS tracking system — not one of the handy little GPS systems that give us directions to our destinations but one that allows parents to know exactly where their child’s vehicle is.
A quick Google search reveals that there are a lot of these trackers out there for sale.
The GPS tracking systems can monitor not only your child’s location and how long they’ve been there but can also tell you if he or she goes over a speed designated by you — a feature I imagine some parents might find more attractive than the locating part.
There’s some more information on the Youth Driving Safe Web site. YDS is a group that, according to its Web site, offers low-cost trackers to parents to promote better team driving.
Would you buy one of these devices?
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By red sport
December 2, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
Absolutley!By Jeff Jenkins
December 2, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
I purchased a GPS tracking unit from DriveOK for my 16 year old daughter. I saw she was going 85 miles an hour. Wow. After a few warnings she slowed down and now drives a normal speed. What a godsend for parents.By Lea
December 3, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this
If my parents had done this I probably wouldn’t have gotten in as much trouble for the speed as for my location!!!By null
December 3, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this
in a heart beat!!By N Alexander
December 3, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
I would consider such a thing if it worked similar to lojack if the need arises. aside from the whole ‘spying’ on people part, I would love to be able to hit the laptop, and see if my wife is still at work or almost home, since that time can vary greatly. And with the bad weather, I could even make sure she got to work in the first place.