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Updated: 10:48 PM Jan 6, 2009
Program Helps Parents Keep Track of Teen Drivers
You've seen the stickers on the back of semi trucks. Now parents can use them to see how their children are driving.
Posted: 10:04 PM Jan 6, 2009 |
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A new program can help you keep an eye on your teen driver. One man is hoping to save the lives of teens and others by giving an old idea some new life.
About a year ago, Greg Grob was taking a drive with his wife and kids when a close call created a concept.
He "got the idea after being cutoff by a -- from what I found out after -- a young teenage driver."
He was so bothered by what happened he started Hotfoot, his new company which lets parents put a bumper sticker with an I.D. number on the bumper of their car.
"They've always had the semi truck drivers stickers on the back of the trailers about, "How's my driving? Contact this number."
Grob says all you have to do is register and pay a fee on the Hotfoot website. You put the I.D. sticker on your car, and if anyone sees your teen driver acting up, they can call, enter the bumper sticker number and you get an e-mail or text message, letting you know what happened and where your teen is.
"We wanted to come up with something that was so inexpensive that the financial thought to -- if I should get this or not for my child -- would hopefully not even come into play."
Grob says this new business isn't all about making money. He wants to help his cousin's daughter who has epilepsy.
"We are trying to help ease their financial situation if possible. We are donating a good portion of the parent's monthly fees."
Grob says he remembers being a teen and says if he would have had an I.D. sticker he may have thought twice about his driving.
"I'm hoping that the decal acts as a deterrent. I have one on the back of my car. I've had one for a couple of months now."
If you would like more information about the program, just click on links at the top of the page.
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