You get reports cards from your teen’s school.
What if you could get report cards about their driving habits? Well, now you can. There’s a new app that’s helping parents to get information from other drivers regarding what their teen driver is doing behind the wheel.
The new app, Push Text, was developed by a man from Florida. It only costs $15 for the first year and then $10 for every year thereafter. All your need is your teen’s license plate number and a bumper sticker, according to the Courier-Journal.
Queens car accident lawyers understand that teenage drivers are most likely to get into a car accident during their first year behind the wheel. They haven’t much experience driving yet and are still learning the rules of the road. For this reason, car accidents continue to be the number one cause of death for our young ones. Now, other drivers can help parents to keep an eye on their teen’s driving when you’re not in the vehicle to see firsthand. The system works a lot like the “How’s My Driving?” stickers that we all see on semis and other commercial vehicles.
With this app’s membership, parents will receive a sticker that says “How is my KID driving? Push Text my tag #.” They put that sticker on their teen’s vehicle so that other drivers, who have the app as well, can type in the car’s tag number and send in their info regarding that teen’s driving. It’s a one-way message and it remains anonymous.
“This puts a little bit of yourself in the passenger seat as a parent,” said creator of the app.
Some support the app saying that it’s going to remind teen drivers that they’re always being watched and they need to practice their safest driving habits at all times. Others say that it’s a horrible idea because it’s urging other drivers to whip out their phone behind the wheel and start texting. They say that this program is going to start increasing the risks for car accidents.
Still, it’s important that parents and guardians keep an eye on their teen’s driving progress. These young drivers are nearly 5 times more likely than older drivers to get into a car accident.
Parents are urged to talk with the teen driver in their life about the expectations that they have for them behind the wheel. Make sure your teen is aware of the state’s graduated driver’s licensing (GDL) program and that they abide by all of the laws that it sets forth. Ride along with them as often as possible. You may be one of the most influential people in their life. An interactive relationship between a parent and a young driver can mean the different between dangerous and safe driving habits and ultimately the difference in avoiding an accident.
If you have injured in an accident, contact the Law Offices of Nicholas Rose, PLLC for a free and confidential consultation. Call 1-877-313-7673.
More Blog Entries:
New York Teen Facing Criminal Charges After Car Accident, New York Injury Lawyer Blog, August 12, 2012
NYC Accident Watch: Most Dangerous Cities for Driving in the United States, New York Injury Lawyer Blog, August 10, 2012
