C/D: 2016 Malibu will tattle on teen drivers

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kevm14
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C/D: 2016 Malibu will tattle on teen drivers

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http://blog.caranddriver.com/2016-chevr ... n-drivers/
If we were to be zapped back to our teenage selves this very moment, we’d certainly exhibit most, if not all, of the bad driving behaviors Teen Driver aims to curb—speed, drifting, jamming out to sweet classic rock at full volume—but kids these days more likely are texting or checking Snapchat, not rocketing around like they’re trying out for a seat in Formula 1.
So the real problem is that the new safety risk is smartphone use while driving. Kids don't care about cars so they aren't even really speeding that much (compared to the past when that's all we had).

All my stupid behavior and risk taking taught me how vehicle dynamics work. These kids won't really learn anything, which goes with my rant about dumbing down society with safety nannies to save us from ourselves.

However, this is a good point for the kids who still DO care about driving:
On the other hand, the information in the reports could become a video-game-like “achievement” field for some kids. Mad at your parents? Nail that top speed or try to initiate as many “stability control events” in the shortest distance possible.
bill25
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Re: C/D: 2016 Malibu will tattle on teen drivers

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I am going to predict the future:

Cars will tattle on kids - Cars will tattle on everyone - This data will show that we need cars to drive us for safety purposes because people aren't "responsible"

Then all you will be driving will be a go kart...

Hate to say it but nobody... NOBODY drives the speed limit all of the time. It will be really easy to prove laws are not obeyed, and we need to be protected.
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