How’s My Son Driving?
August 30th, 2007 by Jared MorrisDo you have a problem younger driver in your household? Do you cringe every time you had him/her the car keys? Do you worry about your teen’s safety and the safety of others while your teen is behind the wheel?
A new LOCAL Web Site wants to help you keep an eye on your kids even when you’re not in the car with them.
Myyoungdriver.com “because you can’t always be in the passenger seat†wants you to apply online for a sticker to place on your young driver’s car. Other motorists who then witness your child talking on the cell phone, text messaging, hanging out the window, playing mailbox baseball or robbing a liquor store can then go online, fill out some information and report your child’s good or bad driving behavior.
MyYoungDriver.com was created to encourage safe and responsible driving. There are more distractions than ever before for a young driver on the road today. While we teach our young drivers good driving habits, we can’t always be there to watch. Cell-phones, text messaging, ipods, blackberries, portable DVD players and other hand-held devices all contribute to non-attentive driving. By purchasing and placing a MyYoungDriver.com decal on your car, you can rest assured that there will be thousands of eyes on your young driver, and an outlet for other drivers to let you know should they observe negative or positive driving behavior.Our goal at MyYoungDriver.com is simple: “We wish to encourage the inexperienced driver to drive safely and responsibly; our hope is to get every driver to their destination safely.” By applying for an ID to your registered vehicle, the driver might be inclined to not engage in reckless behavior that could lead to losing their license or being involved in an accident that could result in injury or death.
How would your kid’s feel when you plaster this sticker all over their brand new Dodge Viper? Is it a good idea? Maybe. Anything would help in terms of protecting our children. But, I echo the sentiments of callers to this morning’s radio program. The parent still ultimately has to have good enough judgment to sift through the phony claims.
Will it help or is it just wishful thinking. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think. www.Myyoungdriver.comÂ
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September 1st, 2007 at 8:56 am
I think these types of stickers are tattle tale stickers. Who is going to take the time to get all the info from the sticker to call in and tell on your kid? Do you really want them following your kid that close so they can read the numbers they need? Not me. There are some other choices though. We use magnets while our daughter is driving on her permit to let other drivers know she is a new driver. The best ones we found are at rookiedriver.net.
September 1st, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Also a good way to create trouble for a kid who very well may not deserve it…kids have strange senses of humour when it comes to those not in the “clique”, pranking, whatever. Good for your initiative, Casnadra! Wish more would think of it. I’ve wondered…for many years…why we don’t use “L” plates (Large red “L” on white background) for learner drivers of any age, on both front and back of the vehicle. Might encourage more caution, courtesy and less road rage.
September 6th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Identifying new drivers is a great idea - however putting a semi-permanent label on a car or plate wouldn’t work unless only the kid drives that car. If a parent is driving - do you want anyone to think you are a new driver? That is what is great about rookiedriver.nets magnets - take them off when you are driving - put them on when your kid is driving.
Thanks for the info Casnadra - great site.