Driving Monitor

Whoa, I’m GLAD life was relatively lo-tech when I was a teen. Kids today have it bad, that is if they like to speed. The Speed Demon monitors your kids speed and alerts you if he/she exceeds the speed limit. OUCH!

Using software developed, and currently being patented, by Fischer, the Demon can differentiate between a 70-mile-per-hour highway and a 30-mile-per-hour residential zone. The device can also be set to emit annoying noises inside the car, pestering the driver until legal speeds are met (though Fischer discourages the function because it may distract the driver).

Other teen-monitoring devices already exist in the marketplace, but most can be set to constantly track the suspect youths, while the Demon only keeps tabs on their driving practices. Fischer, spurred to action by the death of a fellow Lunenburg teenager in an automobile accident, told Boston.com, “My device only alerts when you’re driving dangerously. Drive safe, and you get to keep your privacy.”

I think its an OK idea, but I can’t help but to feel for the poor kid who want’s to give it a little gas every now and then