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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."
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.
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.