iPhone--The Driver Nanny

Today we came across this article on the internet from MacWorld about a new free iPhone app that monitors teens driving habits, taking notes on speed and manner of driving and records everything for the parent to review later on. On the more advanced version it will even sound an alarm if the driver goes over the speed limit and will send an email to the parent giving details of the drivers performance. On the surface it sounds great. But we wonder just how effective this would be in a real situation.

On the iTunes Safe Driver app page, there is a warning saying that accuracy may vary depending on iPhone version, area coverage, signal strength and how secure the device is. Reading and experiencing the many troubles with the AT&T signal, we wonder how effective this app really would be?

 This may be the one and only time that teens would not want a cell phone anywhere near them! Oh, the irony!



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Starting today and continuing to June 6, over 150 law enforcement agencies, starting with the CHP, will be on the look out for unbelted drivers and passengers in California in an effort to remind people to buckle up-- even if just driving down the block. Studies have shown that most car accidents happen close to home, where the territory is most familiar.

This year the fines for not buckling up are steeper: $142 for adult violators; for children under 16 years old, it's $445 for the first violation.

Since the law was implemented in 2005, the number of people wearing seat belts have gone up from 92.5% in 2005 to 95.3% in 2009, which translates to 1 million more people using seat belts.

Despite the figures, there are still an awful lot of people who for a variety of reasons don't heed the warning about what could happen by not wearing a seat belt until it is too late.

Please friends, don't let it be one of you! Buckle up!



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