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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. Not always speed by Trailwalker · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.