Another Way To Monitor Your Teen Driver

"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom" ~ Sandra Carey

Once your teen has that license it's important to keep tabs on her driving. I mentioned how one father remedied his children's poor driving behavior. James Winfield put his foot down, established rules and guidelines, and monitored his teens' driving both in person and with GPS. He got some good results.

I also noted that Drivecam looked like a good way to keep an eye on your new drivers , but at present that system is available only in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

But no fears - for those of us who live outside of those three states there is Tell-My-Mom.com. Here we have a program similar to the trucking industry's "How's My Driving" program.

Tell-My Mom.com was founded by Jay S. Van Zeeland an Emergency Medical Technician with a rescue service in Wisconsin. He had seen first hand many teen accidents and was looking for a way to help reduce these collisions. Studying the program for the trucking industry, he discovered that they had achieved over 20% reductions in accidents and ticketing. The trucking companies found that in most instances, drivers were making proactive changes in their driving, because they did not want to be called to the boss' office to justify their actions. Teens react in much the same fashion.

By placing the How's My Driving sticker on your car, other drivers now have an easy way to provide feedback about your teen's driving. When a report is received, you are contacted via mail or e-mail with information regarding your teen's driving behavior.

Now you can use the entire driving population as your eyes and ears. Check out Mr. Van Zeelands program. You just might save your child's life.