| GPS systems allow parents to monitor, supervise | | | | A tendency to take risks while driving: Teens are |
| and provide guidance to their teens bothbehind | | | | more likely to be influenced bypeer pressure and |
| the wheel and in their day-to-day lives. It's no | | | | distractions. This can lead to reckless driving and |
| secret that teens drive one way when parents | | | | speeding. |
| are in the car versus when they?re not. With GPS | | | | Feeling of invincibility: Teens believe they're going |
| you can help keep your teens out of danger. | | | | to live forever and thatinfluences their behavior |
| Two out of five deaths among U.S. teens are the | | | | behind the wheel of their 3,000 pound car. |
| result of a motor vehicle crash.(Centers for | | | | These 3 things combined are a deadly |
| Disease Control and Prevention 2004) Traffic | | | | combination. |
| crashes are the leading cause of death for | | | | But GPS is a tool that allows parents to monitor |
| teenagers who drive. Drivers between the age of | | | | and protect their teenage drivers. Whenparents |
| 16 and 24 are twenty times more likely to find | | | | urge their teen to be careful driving, they reply |
| themselves in a car accident than any other age | | | | "yeah, yeah, yeah." Then oncethey turn the |
| group. (National Highway Traffic Safety | | | | corner with the car, you just keep your fingers |
| Administration) | | | | crossed and wonder, how doesmy teenager |
| Teenage drivers are at a higher risk for being in a | | | | "really? drive" Well, now you'll know for sure! If |
| car crash because: | | | | they speed or dosomething with the car you |
| Lack of driving experience: The first few years of | | | | don?t approve of, you'll know. |
| driving are the most dangerous;don't let | | | | "The bottom line is that your teenager's life and |
| inexperience behind the wheel harm your child. | | | | safety is priceless. |