In Germany you aren't allowed to drive a car when you are under 18 and I think thats good. Over 18 I think, that parents should not control their children like that, because if they are well educated they should be able to trust them.

i don't know about Europe but here in the U.S. Teenagers actually don't have a "right to privacy" per-se. While they are indeed part of the citezenry by birth, they are wards of their parents or the state until they are 18YO. At that time they receive full constitutional rights. While it amuses me that teenagers constantly soapbox and grandstand about their imagined "rights" and their adult contemporaries encourage and often support their claims, I often grow bored of it and wish they would all shut the **** up. Pardon my language, but that's how I feel about it.

OK. It autofiltered me. Looking back I'm glad it did. I felt bad after I hit the button.

I think it is a great idea!

Originally Posted by System Bolaget

i don't know about Europe but here in the U.S. Teenagers actually don't have a "right to privacy" per-se. While they are indeed part of the citezenry by birth, they are wards of their parents or the state until they are 18YO. At that time they receive full constitutional rights. While it amuses me that teenagers constantly soapbox and grandstand about their imagined "rights" and their adult contemporaries encourage and often support their claims, I often grow bored of it and wish they would all shut the **** up. Pardon my language, but that's how I feel about it.

This is changing rapidly in the US, unfortunately kids are starting to get more and more rights and it is taking away from the parents ability to govern their child's actions.

over here you have to be 18 in order to be able to drive.
Pretty fair really..

When the child is able to buy and run his own car then the problem should be theres but when the parents are paying for every thing then they must be responsible for their child's actions.

If the teen isn't doing something wrong, why should they care if their parents know where they are? If my parents put one of those in our car I would just laugh. I know that it wouldn't make a difference in what I do, and for that reason I know that they would never pay money to track my every move. Actually, I'd probably be glad for some sort of tracking device in the car, that way if I go off the road at night (God forbid) they'll be able to find my friends and I that much sooner.

I voted that no, but theres a few exceptions to that. If your parents payed for your car, then they should be able to put it in there if they want, but if the kid payed for it himself (like i did, its a piece of **** car, but its my piece of ****) then they shouldnt be able to

rotc.....Dead right chum

My house, my car, my kids--whether it's a black box or the backseat, you better bet I'm monitoring when, where, and how they drive.

Parenting isn't a right; it's a responsibility.