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Teen Creates Device to Track Speeding

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the until-the-target-figures-out-how-to-hack-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A teen in Massachusetts has created a device that he hopes will help prevent traffic fatalities among teenagers. The unit plugs into a car and uses GPS to track and report on speeding — but only while the car exceeds a limit set by parents, so as to minimize invasion of the teen's privacy."

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  1. In more recent news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    said teen is tracked down and given a beating for being such a snitch. Film at eleven.

  2. Yup by Moraelin · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what I was thinking. My parents were such control freaks, that I had one of them or grandma on my back pretty much the whole time. Even in about half the summer camps or such, one would actually take a vacation to come keep an eye on me. I have no doubt that if such a device had existed, they'd have set the speed limit to 1 mph just for tracking sake.

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    1. Re:Yup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      How dare you speak about me and your mother like that!

  3. Way to shoot yourself in the foot by NMerriam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should be titled "Teen creates device to prevent himself from ever being invited to parties".

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    1. Re:Way to shoot yourself in the foot by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 4, Funny
      Should be titled "Teen creates device to prevent himself from ever being invited to parties".

      Where do you think this teen got the free time to create this device? Perhaps it was from already not being invited to parties?

      Step 1. Jocks refuse to invite geek to parties
      Step 2. Geek sells GPS device to jocks' parents.
      Step 3. Fun and Profit!

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  4. Re:Untill... by palad1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then smart kids will drive backwards.

    (I know, I know... gps, vectors, maths, yadda yadda)
  5. Re:Untill... by D-Cypell · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can just see hundreds of parents congratulating themselves on doing such an excellent job because their son/daughter drives at -120MPH.

  6. Re:Untill... by bitflip · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why drive backwards? Just turn the GPS unit around so it's facing the other way...