Personally Owned Vehicles

Teen Drivers -- What's a Parent to Do?

Imagine if you could sit next to your teenager every second they are driving. Imagine the control you would have. Would they speed? Street race? Hard corner? Hard brake? Play loud music? Probably not. But how do they drive when you are not in the car?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tells us that teen drivers are more than twice as likely to be involved in vehicle crashes as compared to adult drivers. Sixteen year olds are at the highest risk.

Today there is something you can do to reduce the risk to your teen driver while they gain experience. It's a "black box" called the RS-1000. The following are some concerns you will face as the parent of a teen driver and how our RS-1000 "black box" addresses those concerns:

SPEEDING

In serious vehicle crashes involving teen drivers, excessive speed is almost always a factor. Our ambulance and fire department first responders continuously tell us about the tragic and needless loss of life that occurs due to excessive speed. For most parents, one of their biggest fears is the telephone call or the knock on the door late at night by a police officer telling them their teenager will not be coming home. The RS-1000 "black box" constantly monitors vehicle speed and sounds an audible alarm when the driver exceeds a preset speed limit. An in-vehicle audible speed warning absolutely changes behavior and stops this tremendously unsafe driving practice.

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING

Hard braking usually indicates driver distractions causing late reactions or driving too fast for the road or conditions. "Jack-rabbit" takeoffs from a stoplight and high speed cornering are aggressive behaviors commonly found in teenage drivers. This type of driving significantly increases the risk of a vehicle crash. Add to that the feeling of invincibility that most teenagers have along with the attitude that "it won't happen to me" and you have a recipe for disaster. The RS-1000 "black box" uses an accelerometer, similar to those used in automotive testing, to measure vehicle G-forces that are created by this type of aggressive driving. As G-forces become excessive, an audible warning is immediately given to the driver to back-off. The only way to avoid hearing the audible warning and the embarrassment (when friends are in the vehicle) is to drive safely.

HOW AND WHEN

The RS-1000 "black box" tells you how and when your teen was driving on a second by second basis. If you say "I don't want you speeding on the freeway" and they do anyway, you will know it. If curfew is at 12:00 AM and they get home at 1:00 AM, you will know it. As frequently as you like, simply pop the memory card out of the RS-1000 "black box" and plug it into your family computer to display the reports and graphs. Review them with your teenager and let them know that you care how they operate the vehicle - no speeding, no aggressive driving - just like being in the car with them every second they drive. For all of us, driving a car is a privilege -- it is not a right. This system lets your teenager know that they can continue to enjoy that privilege as long as they drive safely.

We know what many of you are going to say -- "my son or daughter is a good kid -- honor student, athlete, goes to church, hangs with the right kids, etc. etc. I know they drive safely when I am not with them." Think again. We have collected thousands of hours of base-line data covering thousands of miles of teenage driving. Trust us when we say that you would be shocked to see how fast and how aggressive teenagers drive when you are not in the car with them. If you knew, you would take the keys to the car and throw them away forever.

Purchase the RS-1000 NOW! It Just Might Save Your Teenager's Life!