MyKey Demo
Teens beginning to drive are usually one of parent’s biggest worries, and why wouldn’t it be? Motor vehicles are the number one cause of death of teens in the United States. Well Ford has a solution to parent’s paranoia, the Ford MyKey. Using a chip that is in the key, parents can set a speed limit of 80 miles per hour on a their new 2010 Ford models. But the MyKey can also do more than just set the speed limit for the teen’s key, parent’s can also program the key to limit the audio volume system’s volume and sound continuous alerts if the driver doesn’t wear a seatbelt. However, if a little chime alert doesn’t make a teen buckle up, then the MyKey has another trick, it won’t turn on the audio system until the driver seat and passenger seat are buckled in. The MyKey also will keep of the teen’s mileage and provide earlier low fuel warnings than standard. The MyKey will become standard on most Ford vehicles. While the MyKey doesn’t provide parents with complete reassurance, it’s just the start in cars building in more active safety controls on a vehicle.
At first the Ford MyKey seemed a little too paranoid on parent’s parts, but it wouldn’t be the most extreme of measures when there are now GPS trackers for kids. Although, perhaps it seems a bit invasive on a parent’s part to control their teen’s driving, the MyKey is making the roads safer for these teens and other drivers. The MyKey is also innovative because it doesn’t just annoy teens into putting on their seat belt with a blinking light or alert sound, it actually doesn’t allow teens to turn on the stereo without a seatbelt, and most teens wouldn’t drive off with their music. To add in to the music and stereo of cars with the MyKey, a stereo volume that can be limited is a relief for not only parents, but also other drivers who usually are forced to hear a teen’s music because it is so loud. The Ford MyKey is actually just a start in this active safety controls. Although, it can help teen’s drive safer, and put parents at ease a bit, it’s just the beginning. It’s important to remember that while new technology like the MyKey can help; make driving easier for teen it is only part of making teens drive safer. The MyKey is a great start to this active safety control, but we shouldn’t become reliant on cars saving us from bad driving.
