Best Ways to Tell Your Teen You Placed a GPS Tracker on the Car
16 Sep 2015Car crashes are one of the leading causes of death in teenagers in the United States. In fact, more than 2,600 teenagers in the US between the ages of 16 and 19 were killed, while over 290,000 received treatment for injuries in the emergency room due to car crashes in 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that each day there are seven 16 to 19 year old teen deaths from car crash injuries.
Although just 14 percent of the US population is made up of teenagers between the ages 15 and 24, they still make up around 30 percent ($19 billion) of costs associated with vehicle crash injuries in males and around 28 percent ($7 billion) in females. The good news is teen car crashes can be prevented and there are proven strategies that will improve young drivers’ safety on the roads.
A GPS tracker is one way to ensure the safety of your teen driver. GPS teen tracking devices can show when your adolescent has gone beyond a set boundary. It can help you find your young driver if they get lost or if they are in an accident. It can even help guide them until they have gained more experience driving.
You should know that your teenager might not love the idea, unfortunately. They will most likely feel betrayed or feel they are being monitored. Here are some tips in handling their reaction.
Present Them with the Benefits
Tell your teen that they won’t have to worry about you getting mad at them anymore for not texting you constantly with their location. Let them know that now with the new GPS tracking device, they won’t have to text you anymore. Now, they can use their phones for their favorite activity instead, Facebook. Of course, not while driving though.
No More Speeding Tickets
Everyone hates speeding tickets, including kids. You can take advantage of this by making a family pact that the new GPS tracking device will not just keep tabs on them, but on everyone to see how fast they drive. This will keep the teenager from feeling singled out and safer.
Ward off Car Thieves
Point out to your adolescent that a car thief will most likely think twice about stealing their car and if they do, the GPS will be able to track it down and get it back.
Just Be Honest
Let them know that you love them. You are not reading their diary; you’re just trying to do your best to keep them safe. Let them know that if for any reason they did become a victim of a crime, having the GPS device gives you a better chance of finding them alive. It will provide you with their car’s location, which will help the police track them down quickly in the event of a carjacking or kidnapping.
Selecting a GPS tracking device for your car is the easy part! Telling your teen about it — well, that’s a different story.
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