Florida parents may want to look at the new MyKey device to prevent Jacksonville automobile accidents involving teens. Ford Motor Co. is giving families a new way to limit how teenagers act behind the wheel.Starting with select 2010 models to be introduced next year, Ford will include a programmable ignition key as a no-cost, standard option that restricts maximum speeds and offers additional safety alerts.
The MyKey device allows parents to restrict certain drivers to no more than 80 miles per hour as well as allow the vehicle to shut off the radio’s volume automatically when the driver hasn’t buckled a seatbelt in.
The new device can also be configured to sound chimes at 45, 55 or 65 miles per hour depending on how much parents may want to warn — or bother — their children about excessive speed.
I have never been a fan of anyone telling another driver how to drive but representing so many people hurt by reckless teenage drivers I applaud Ford for doing this. If you have been hurt in a Jacksonville automobile accident please call attorney Henry Gare at (904) 387-6101.