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Ford To Introduce Restrictive Car Keys For Parents

Posted by kdawson on from the no-you-cannot-borrow-my-keys dept.

thesandbender writes "Ford is set to release a management system that will restrict certain aspects of a car's performance based on which key is in the ignition. The speed is limited to 80, you can't turn off traction control, and you can't turn the stereo up to eleven. It's targeted at parents of teenagers and seems like a generally good idea, especially if you get a break on your insurance." The keys will be introduced with the 2010 Focus coupe and will quickly spread to Ford's entire lineup.

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  1. Re:exactly, GOV DRM backdoored into your car. by Broken+scope · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You stupid cunt, Fuck you. I've lost friends during highschool and on into college because they or someone around them panicked while driving.

    I knew a girl who had her music so loud she didn't hear the fucking police car till they crossed into the intersection, where the cop plowed right into her going 60. I lost another friend who was killed after loosing control at a rail road crossing at 100. I've lost 11 friends to car accidents, some their fault, some not their fault.

    So fuck off you arrogant piece of shit.

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    You mad