Dashboard Unit Keeps Teen Drivers From Speeding
When you grow up in rural Ohio, much of your time after getting your driver’s license is spent bombing around backcountry roads with your friends. Therefore, I have no doubt my mother would have loved the idea of equipping my car with a Tracer HUD system.
The Tracer is a glorified GPS tracking device that rats on registers teenage drivers who exceed a speed limit by sending a text message to a parent’s cell phone. You see, the GPS device knows the designated speed limit for any given road, and as soon as the young driver begins to creep past that, it alerts a vigilant parent. Likely, a fight by cell phone ensues.
To help the teenage driver maintain a safe speed limit, the Tracer sits on the dash and projects the car’s speed right onto the windshield to help avoid a slip-up. The unit is powered by a basic connection to a 12-volt outlet and — presumably — notifies the parent if the kid tries to disconnect it. We assume this is the case because, without this feature, the whole concept would be pretty much pointless.
No word yet on if the Tracer also narcs on kids who go to Tina’s party after the dance even though they specifically said they were spending the night at Billy’s. Protective parents will just have to wait and see.
Tracer HUD Tattles on Speeding Teens Via SMS (Jalopnik)
