Discover Best Teen Driving Apps in New Hampshire

If you are raising pre-teens or teenagers, you know the day is coming when they'll earn their driver's license.  That's when the real worry begins, because the decisions they make on the roads are out of your control.

If you leave driver's education to only the classroom, your teen may be missing a lot of practical experience, despite having to put in the pre-licensing hours.

When they are driving with their peers, or even alone, things can happen which they have no experience with.

My son, at 17 years old, was handed a speeding ticket, which he chose to fight.  He prepared a speech for the magistrate, and was so nervous, but shakily presented his version of the story.

In his plea, he told the court that his parents had installed an app to monitor when he speeds and where he's going.  Granted he wasn't happy about it, but he didn't let on during the proceedings.

He was let off on a warning, but learned a valuable lesson about accountability.

If you think it's spying on your kids, you are correct.  Statistically, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for women 16-19 years old, and one of the top causes of death for men ages 16-19 years old, according to iihs.org.

Parents.com says almost 50% of parents use tracking app to monitor their teen driver.  The apps can alert parents when their teen is speeding, also tell them exactly where they are, and detection if there's been a crash.

In New Hampshire, there are many options for apps, with the top being Life360, according to raisingteenstoday.com. The Life360 app is the most comprehensive with detection of cell phone use, hard braking, rapid acceleration, crash detection and emergency services.

Another app for both Android and iPhone is Mama Bear, which provides speeding alerts and text messaging alerts.  If your teen goes out of cell service, you can lose all the information, but there are other tracking systems which are installed in the vehicle and then you use the app, like Bouncie, or Moto Safety.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation recommends using the Road Ready app which focuses on “The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program.”  This app is more useful when your student is learning to drive.

Here's a thought.  You can use these apps for elderly parents still driving too.  Just saying.