In honor of National Teen Driver Safety Week

After having spent a significant amount of time with the brains behind Motolingo, learning more about the application of its products, the good intention behind each feature, etc, I can’t help but wonder what it would have been like if my Mom gained access to something like MotoRiety the minute I gained access to her car keys. It was bad enough getting verbally alerted by her in the passenger seat whenever I was going too fast and watching her extend her leg to the non-existent brake whenever I approached a stop sign or a red light. Still, she had only the best intentions: she wanted me to become a responsible driver.

Would she have purchased something like MotoRiety? Absolutely. (I’ve already asked.) I know for a fact that as soon as I was old enough to drive alone she, like any good parent or guardian, would worry. I may not have liked it at the time, but I think in some way, getting updates of my driving behavior would have put her mind at ease. Having access to email and/or Twitter, she could have known if I was speeding, known if I was accelerating aggressively (aka not driving green), known if I was texting someone while in motion, etc. I guarantee you I would have gotten in trouble, I guarantee we would have had some good discussions of why this behavior was unacceptable, but I also guarantee that I would have shaped up… and probably negotiated a hike in allowance if my driving reports proved so!

MotoRiety had value then, but I think it’s even more relevant to today’s teen. The bold headline, “reckless and distracted driving is the #1 killer of teens in America” is everywhere these days. For this reason, I am a huge proponent of what Motolingo can offer parents and guardians today.