Why is the Ride Along GPS Necessary?

Whether traveling across the state—or across town—you and your teen driver can now have peace of mind knowing you are connected.

You may already know that automobile accidents are the number one killer of American teens.  Statistics show that accidents with teen drivers go up drastically when a parent is not in the car.  Ride Along GPS is an effective communication tool for parents and their teen drivers that promotes safe and sound decision making behind the wheel of a car.  As an intermediary step to full independence for the teen driver, Ride Along GPS provides parents a simple, convenient way to continue to have that presence in the car with their teen 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

What does the Ride Along GPS do?

1.Provides real time computer access to the vehicles location
24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the comfort of your home.

2.Provides customized text or email alerts to your
mobile phone or computer such as:

• When the car travels over a certain pre-set MPH
• When the car travels into or out of a certain designated area that you set
• Provides the vehicles location by address whenever the car turns on or off
• Notifies you if the vehicles battery is no longer powering the unit

3.Reporting tools that allow you and your teen
to review his/her driving history such as:

• Where the car has traveled to by address
• How fast the car travels from point A to point B
• How long was the car stationary at each destination

Is the device complicated, does it take up a lot of space in the car and need professional installation?

1.Installation is a snap and takes from 5 to 15 minutes to be fully functional.  

2.The Ride Along GPS unit is about the size of a credit card and is powered through the OBD-II port of your car (standard on almost all cars since 1996 and usually located under the dashboard on the drivers side). 

3.All antennas are internal within the device, no exterior antennas needed.