Licensed To Drive Slower

I think is a great tool! I hope it's still around when my kids start driving. This sounds like it will help save some young lives.

I'm sure this is going to wind up saving lives in the end, but parents shouldn't be buying a 16 year old who just got their license a brand new car. When I got my first car, it was almost as old as I was. Kids are spoiled enough as it is to not deserve a brand new car at 16.

Beyond that, I hope it has smart technology, because if it's set to go 45 MPH, that's a hazard if that kid needs to get on the freeway. Of course, apparently everyone in VA/DC doesn't know how to go faster than 45 MPH in the fast lane anyway, but that's not the point.

With the comment way up above, I totally disagree with graduated drivers licenses anywhere beyond age 17. I'm all about kids not being on the road past midnight, or having more than 1 person in the car, or getting a major moving violation, or getting a license if they are failing out of school (best incentive ever! Fail school, don't get to drive! That'll teach someone, ha!). I had to work past midnight a lot when I was in high school, the last piece of BS I needed was to get a ticket because some cop didn't believe I was coming home from work because I was in plain clothes and not a uniform.

Also, if you can die for this country at age 18, you should have a full license by age 18 save for circumstances that are your own stupid fault.

THis is great and i am sure it will save lives, but in my opinion the largest part of the population cant aford new cars for thier kids to drive.

80 mph limit doesnt make since to me. That is still too fast on a curvy road, then what? I use to speed when I was a teen and almost hit a log truck in a curve, going 80 mph. They all have to learn the hard way. This new car will not change things as far as speed is concerned.

My son will get his jr license in 2 yrs. Although the concept is great, I am not able to buy a new car in this economy. Plus, my son's first car would not be a brand new one but an older one.

Love this!

GREAT IDEA. I DO AGREE The speed should be adjustable and if they could somehow have it adjust when not on the highway to say 40MPH and 70-75 on the HW in case someone would have to speed up to avoid another driver hitting them etc I wouldn't want the car to not be able to go etc.

This is a great technology. I would most definitely use it, and or buy it if it were available to me at a reasonable cost. They have been using the same type of technology in the truck driving industry for years, and I think that it is great......Way to go Ford!!!

My oldest is 17 and has been driving for a year and half now. He continues to get better everyday, but when he is around his friends he seems to forget how to drive safely, normal, I know! I think these ideas have potential, but I don't want to be lulled into thinking that nothing can happen because of these safety implements. A wreck can happen at 30 miles an hour and be just as serious!

I think the idea is good- but don't think that it should be necessarily set lower than 80 mph. Just thinking that there may be a time when the teen needed to punch out of an accident situation @ that higher speed.... but of course all parents want their kids to be safe.It would be a good idea to have a fleet of testing vehicles for about a year or so to understand the ramifications and to see if there is a reduction in teen accidents. The Insurance industry is most likely interested in this technology too?

I really like the idea, however I would rather have the speed max to be set lower than 80 mph. That is still way to fast for a new driver. It would be better set at 65 mph or allow the parents to set it for what they are comfortable.

I agree with Ford. It is time for our teen drivers to slow down. My favorite part is the radio volume control. My child has a lerners permit and we do not see eye to eye on the radio volume. I would look into this car if it helps save our kids lives.

My oldest has 15 years before he can drive here in pa. But this technology is great. Hopefully it will be in every car by the time my kids can drive!

I think this is a great start. Although there seem to be some needed changes, at least there is a company addressing the issue.

I think the reason the speed limit is 80 is so that if needed, your or my child could speed up to get out of an accident. Or speed up to pass another vehicle. We have ALL sped up to 80 for a moment and then returned to our normal speeds.

I agree with "MommyQueen" that a defensive driving course is a good idea. I would like to see something like that added to our current curriculum in drivers education classes.

I also like the practice of graduated drivers license. Personally, I think that there should be graduated licenses until age 21, that would give our youth an additional 2 years on the road time.

I also believe that senior citizens and teens should have increased testing and should have to take the road test each year because as we all know.. as we age our reflexes are not what they used to be and if there is something a driver is doing wrong in while driving this test, it can point it out to them. Teens would have the extra testing for four years.

I would say around 55-60 years old, a person should come in for a comprehinsive testing, to include but not be limited to, a hearing test, vision test and possibly a reflex test and of course the written test.

I do not know the specifics, however I do knwo that the two largest groups of people who have accidents are new drivers and senior drivers.

We all need to write letters to our congressmen, senetor, state legislators and police chiefs telling them that we want these things for our children.. and our seniors who are of course our greatest historians.

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