Comments on: Parents Will Love This; Teens, Not So Much http://www.parentingdiva.com/2008/10/11/ford-programable-car-set-speed-limit-for-teen-drivers/ Parenting With Lemons Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:16:32 +0000 By: Laurel http://www.parentingdiva.com/2008/10/11/ford-programable-car-set-speed-limit-for-teen-drivers/#comment-1968 Laurel Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:19:53 +0000 http://www.parentingdiva.com/?p=169#comment-1968 I definitely think I would feel safer w/teen drivers w/these features. Of course there are some adults that could use them as well - never made sense to me why maximum speed limit over here is 70 (I think) yet cars go 100 mph?! I definitely think I would feel safer w/teen drivers w/these features. Of course there are some adults that could use them as well - never made sense to me why maximum speed limit over here is 70 (I think) yet cars go 100 mph?!

]]> By: Wes Sherwood http://www.parentingdiva.com/2008/10/11/ford-programable-car-set-speed-limit-for-teen-drivers/#comment-1932 Wes Sherwood Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:14:53 +0000 http://www.parentingdiva.com/?p=169#comment-1932 Dannie, Ford will begin offering MyKey next year on the 2010 Focus and other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. You may also be interested that 50 percent of parents who would consider buying MyKey said they'd give their young driver(s) more access to the vehicle. Teens surveyed seemed to think this was a reasonable tradeoff as those who disliked the feature dropped nearly in half - from 67 to 36 percent. We think MyKey could be a win-win for parents and teens. More details are at http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29172. Wes Sherwood Ford Safety Communications Manager Dannie,

Ford will begin offering MyKey next year on the 2010 Focus and other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. You may also be interested that 50 percent of parents who would consider buying MyKey said they’d give their young driver(s) more access to the vehicle. Teens surveyed seemed to think this was a reasonable tradeoff as those who disliked the feature dropped nearly in half - from 67 to 36 percent. We think MyKey could be a win-win for parents and teens. More details are at http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29172.

Wes Sherwood
Ford Safety Communications Manager

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