Teen Creates Device to Track Speeding

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."

Comments

Not always speed

[Trailwalker]

I work for a large cemetery. Every year, we have two periods when teens are killed in automobile accidents. The few weeks after school starts and the few weeks after school is out.

These accidents seldom involve speeding. They usually happen in the teens own neighborhood. Losing control of the vehicle and hiting something solid or rolling over cause the fatalities.

Better driver education, more emphasis on seatbelt use, etc. would save more lives than any speed recorder.

Re:Have you raised a teenager?

[shaneh0]

This was originally posted by an A.C. as a reply to one of your other posts, but I'm going to repost it here. I agree totally.

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You're a moron. You think you're all grown up at 22? The biggest mistakes of your life still lie ahead of you.

What's arrogance is a 22 year old who thinks he's all grown up. What's arrogance is a 22 year old who thinks he knows better for someones child then the person who RAISED the child. What's arrogance is opening your mouth and offering opinions about things you've never experienced.

When you're a student, you see a lot of teachers. You can describe their job. You can explain their responsibilities. A student can emulate his teacher. A student can occassionally even teach his teacher. But that doesn't prepare a student to *be* a teacher. That isn't an insult to the student, it's just a fact of life.

Someday you'll be a teacher. That day is not today.

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Wait for your day, son.

Re:Have you raised a teenager?

[Cthefuture]

I wouldn't say they are a moron. This is typical of that age group. From 18-25 or so you think you have grown up and know what you are doing. You realize there are things you don't know about but at the same time you think you know what they are and can handle them. It's the age of what I would call adult arrogance (versus teen-age arrogance). You think you are humble but really you have no idea what it means.

It's only once you get past 25 or so (depending on experience) you realize what it means to be humble. As the OP stated, there are a lot of humbling experiences to be had in the 18-25 ages and these change you. You realize that you truly don't know anything and will experience many more humbling moments. It's at that point you become what I consider an adult.