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Gps vehicle tracking helps.

There was a post on the local forums this morning about another one of those gps vehicle tracking success stories.
Push the button, it helps saves someones life.
I can't find the link for the thread now, it's been a busy posting morning over there, but it was about a mom who was having a heart attack and the little 3 year old unbuckled herself from her car seat, a 5-point harness, after her mom had pulled over into a parking lot and wasn't responding to the toddler, and the little girl knew to push the gps tracking system button on the car, and help was dispatched.
She was barely able to say what was wrong other than mommy wasn't awake, but it was enough to get help set immediately.

We live in such a technology filled age of computers and cell phones, and ways to reach out for help when we need it, and I think about the boys driving.
It's not enough to have a cell phone with them, what if they are unable to speak ya know?
What if their cell doesn't have enough power to give off the gps signal, or too far away from a tower?
A gps button in the car would work if they could push it.
Even if they would be unable to speak, the company who answers those would be able to locate the car and send police to at least investigate the situation.

I think it should be mandatory in all new vehicles and not come with a hefty subscription fee. It is the type of technology that can save a life ya know?

Comments

GPS can also track a murderer. We had a grisly murder in our tiny town over the summer. A 12 year old girl, who we all knew of course, was raped and killed by a seasonal resident here from NJ. He was charged with her murder because the GPS placed him everywhere he said he wasn't.
Insurance companies are also now offering up to 15% in some states with free installation of a GPS for young driver's cars. Only 39 states have it tho' so far. I am sure NY is not one of them.

Whoa! Windy Ridge's comment threw me right off track.

A horrible story... but they caught the guy, thank god for that!


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