RM Tracking - Is Tracking a Teen Driver an Invasion of Privacy?

Fort Collins, CO April 10, 2008 — Rocky Mountain Tracking says tracking teens may seem like an invasion of privacy, but parents can't be too careful when their teenage son or daughter is behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Every year about 6,000 teens are killed in automobile accidents. These types of accidents are the number one killer of teens in the USA. The highest age group of drivers in the most automobile accidents is from the age of sixteen to eighteen.

Tracking a teen driver with a GPS tracking system is something that many parents would love to be able to do. Many parents are relieved when their sixteen year old gets their license and starts driving because they won’t have to chauffeur them around any longer, but they also worry about what may happen to them while they are out on the road. Even though their teen completed driver’s education, it doesn’t reduce their misjudgments. The time they spend in the driving class isn’t enough to give them the experience they need to be safe on the road.

The main reason many teens get into accidents is because they do not have the experience or the maturity to be behind the wheel. They don’t have the best judgment and sometimes have very risky behavior that not only puts them in danger, but also puts other drivers on the road in danger as well. They take risks such as passing inappropriately, tailgating other vehicles, and speeding. Teens tend to overestimate their own ability and underestimate the dangers that are out on the road. A gps tracking system cannot protect them 100% from their recklessness, but it can let parents know how reckless their teen is really being.

Even teens that usually follow the rules can be easily distracted or encouraged to take risks without constant monitoring. Statistics show that most fatally injured young drivers don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records. Teens will make their best independent decisions under supervision or while they are monitored with a tracking device.

Tracking teen drivers can save a lot of time and worry. Using a GPS teen tracking system to track a teen driver is a way for parents to give their teen more privacy and freedom that they keep begging for. The GPS system allows a parent the ability to track their speed, whereabouts, seat belt usage, and some of their bad driving habits that can be corrected, and could even help identify how many passengers they have in the vehicle

Some insurance companies will give parents a discount on the teen’s insurance if a GPS tracking system is installed on the vehicle they drive. Parents can find out more about discounts and which insurance companies in grant them by visiting www.TeenDriverInsurance.com and entering a zip code to find an insurance company and agent in their local area.

To learn more about Teen Driver Safety, visit http://www.TeenSafetyProgram.com