Global Positioning Satellite GPS Driving Monitors

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New Technology Applications to Improve Teen
Driving

• Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Driving
  Monitors
• Prepared for Lifesavers ConferencePortland,
  ORApril 13-15, 2008

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GPS Vehicle Telematics

• GPS used in many applications - military,
  surveying, etc. Combined with ...
• Vehicle Telematics using GPS location services
  and wireless communication to ...
• Locate track vehicles
• Remotely diagnose vehicle problems
• Tabulate road use taxes (fleet operations)
• Calculate auto insurance premiums (based on miles
  driven, etc.)
• Vehicle collision avoidance (future)

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Parents Teen Driving

• Parents are legally, morally, ethically
  responsible for ...
• Behavior of their teens
• Family Purpose Doctrine parents are responsible
  until child is no longer a dependent
• Parents do what they can to assure teens become
  safe drivers
• Drivers Ed (sometimes)
• Required co-driving period per GDL laws

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Parents Teen Driving

• Crash rates low during Learners Permit phase
• Crash rates skyrocket during Intermediate
  (Provisional) phase because...
• Risk factors
• Teen mentality
• Parents are no longer present in vehicle

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How GPS Helps

• Makes Parents Virtual Passengers
• Serves as powerful deterrent against some risky
  behaviors
• Allows daily parent-child review of behavior
• Facilitates imposition of penalties
• Parent-teen written agreement should be used
  should address GPS monitoring
• Enhances communication between parent child
• Reduces peer pressure on teen

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Types of GPS Monitor

• Logs GPS data
• Manually download to PC
• PC software computes speed, location, time.

• Passive
• Active

• Logs GPS data
• Uploads to Internet
• Web software computes speed, location, time
• Sends alerts
• Allows remote control

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Passive GPS
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Active GPS
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Sample Report Passive GPS
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Sample Report Passive GPS
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Sample Report Active GPS
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Sample Report Active GPS
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Sample Alerts Active GPS

• Alerts can be sent to parents based on
• Event such as disabling the GPS unit
• Speed
• Arrival at a Landmark
• Violation of a geo-fence

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Best Practices for Parents

• Use GPS with parent-teen written agreement
• Must include rules consequences
• Review Driving Performance Regularly
• Reward
• Penalize
• Encourage teen to initiate review
• Use real-time alerts, reports
• Parents Enforce the Rules

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Limitations in a Family Environment

• Commercial users see 40 reduction in crashes
• Clear, written rules around driving
• Consistent management oversight
• Produces safer drivers
• Parents too must persist in parenting role
• Consistent with teens actual driving behavior
• With teens maturity and readiness to drive
  un-monitored
• Parents can relax rules as reward for desired
  behaviors

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Conclusion GPS Monitors Are Becoming Commonplace

• Offered by growing number of insurance carriers
• Gaining recognition among parents
• A matter of time until consumer navigation GPS is
  outfitted with reporting capability
• Or until auto manufacturers include in vehicle
• Price trending downward
• Privacy issues still to surface fully
• Info used against individuals
• Unlawful surreptitious tracking of individuals

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