Now here’s something that everyone can get behind. Car accidents are teens’ biggest killer. That fact alone should make every parent want to do everything they can to ensure their safety behind the wheel. I’ve heard of parents who won’t let their children drive with other teens in the car. I’ve written about SignalTrac, a black box for your car. I’ve also written about TrackStick, a GPS system in a USB stick. But DriveCam is teaming up with American Family Insurance to provide an interesting system that could save the life of your teen.
DriveCam usually provides corporate fleets a way to view risky driving habits. This enables those companies to train drivers more effectively and also review wreck incidents. That obviously helps with insurance adjusting and accident reporting. But DriveCam has teamed up with AFI to provide the same service to parents of teen drivers. A camera is installed on the car and feeds are analyzed by DriverCam’s risk analysts. These analysts send reports, with corresponding video, of the risky behaviors. This allows teens and parents to talk through those behaviors. The hope is to decrease fatalities among teen drivers. AFI has set up a special website telling about the service.
hmmm, I wonder if those devices are wireless….
The devices are wireless– they just announced cellular download.
The salient point to this system, that seems to be missed in almost every article I see, is that the analysis focuses NOT on accidents, but on near-misses and other risky behavior. Essentially, causes for concern are identified and addressed before they ever manifest in an accident.