6 Ways GPS Vehicle Tracking Will Keep Your Teen Drivers Safe This Summer

danh@driveok.com (Dannis Bulcao) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:13:40 GMT

by Dannis Bulcao
Monday, June 23, 2008

Concerned about your teenage driver this summer? DriveOK vehicle tracking units will make their time behind the wheel much safer. Here are six ways how.

1. Speed alerts
Log onto DriveOK tracking software and choose a maximum speed your teen can travel before you will be notified. Then, each time your vehicle is tracked going over that speed, you'll receive an alert via text message and/or e-mail.

Don't take our word for it, read an e-mail we received from a parent:
"DriveOK helped me 'train' my daughter to drive safely. As soon as my daughter obtained her driver's license, we installed a (teen tracking) unit in our car and set a geofence and a speed limit."

"Wow, 100 mph on an expressway! We were frightened to death. We confronted her and then told her if she exceeded the speed limit by more than 5 mph we would cancel her insurance and take the car away."

2. Geofence alerts
Set up to six "geographic boundaries" around addresses ("home" or "school", for example) and be alerted via text and/or e-mail when your teen drives inside or outside of those boundaries.

Examples: You are out of town and you left instructions that your car is not to be driven unless there is an emergency. Just got a text message on Saturday night that your car has exited a geofence? Was your car stolen, was there an emergency at home or is your teen driver out for a drive? Again, for safety's sake, this alert really comes in handy.

3. Theft recovery
Has this happened to you? You are shopping at a mall, come back and your car is gone. With DriveOK you can login to your account via the Internet or a telephone and know where your car is located. A quick call to the police and you can get your car back. Customers have reported having their vehicle recovered in as little as 40 minutes.

4. Starter Disable prevents unauthorized driving (optional feature)
Enable or disable your vehicle's starter from your account. Don't want your teenager driving your car? Don't want your teen driving when you are out of town? Disable your vehicle's starter with one mouse click and that car isn't going anywhere.

5. Quickly give directions to your lost teen
It's not safe for your teen to be lost on the road. Who do you want giving them directions? Preferably, you! Using our software, reliable Google Maps help you quickly locate your teen to help them find their way.

6. Quickly find/send help if your teen's vehicle is broken down
Your teen driver is two hours late and they aren't answering their phone. Login to your account and see where they are so you can send assistance. They could be broken down or need your help.

In addition to these six benefits, DriveOK tracking units give you significant insurance discounts. Considering how expensive it is to insure teens and how much gas costs these days, every discount you can get helps!

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