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An Audi dealership in California has been hit by a massive case of vandalism, with 98 of their new and used inventory being heavily damaged by a group of key-wielding teenagers. More »
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Helicopter parents rejoice! The Tiwi Blackbox is on the scene to prevent hoonage of any sort. The Tiwi monitors the speed of the vehicle in which it is installed; if the driver exceeds a pre-set speed threshold, it will issue a verbal warning to slow down. If your little hooligan continues to exceed the speed limit, the Tiwi uses an integrated GPS along with cellular technology to notify parents — or anyone else, like your probation officer — via e-mail, calls or text messages. The Tiwi Blackbox goes for $550 and has a $35 monthly fee, plus a personal apology from the manufacturer for stealing your childhood. [Tiwi via Giz] More »
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A study released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reiterates a fact made apparent by James Dean in the classic Rebel Without A Cause: teenagers are some rebellious bastards (for no apparent cause). In 2006, a law was enacted in North Carolina that completely banned persons under the age of 18 from using any type of cell phone device, including hands-free Bluetooth headsets, while driving. A study was conducted before the law went into effect, and again after the law was enacted, and yielded some alarming results. More »
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A recent study by Erie Insurance points out a lot of factors that anyone under the age of 60 probably already knows. The insurance company conducted a study surveying 2,127 licensed teenage drivers and came to the shocking conclusion that teens like to talk on the phone, text message and listen to loud music while driving. More »
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The most dangerous place on Earth for an American teenager? Not the battlefields of Afghanistan or the IED'd roadways of war-torn Iraq. Not the bucking deck of a crab boat plying the Bering Strait. No, according to the AP, the place you do not want to be as you complete your dewy youth is in a car with another teen behind the wheel. More »
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Designed by a student at the University of New South Wales, Tracer HUD will be a parent's best friend and a young driver's worst enemy. Tracer sits on the dash and will project the current speed on the windshield for easy viewing. It's important for the driver to see the speed at all times, because exceeding the speed limit comes with severe repercussions. More »
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The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would ban teenagers from using cell phones while driving. The bill still has to be passed by the upper house and signed by the governor, but let's be honest that we all know that's going to happen. It's an easy way to look good and, even better, most teenagers can't or won't vote! One delegate pointed out that in the seven seconds it takes to send a text message in a car going 60 mph you drive two football fields or over one hundred hobos. – Matt Hardigree More »
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Very few of our friends bought their own first cars. Our ElCo of legend was purchased by our parents as a first car for us when we were still in junior high, offered up for sale by our uncle's dad for a grand. But the Wall Street Journal tells a different story; of kids receiving rather-nice vehicles from their parents and using them as seeds to find jobs and buy newer cars with. Which, we admit we also participated in by using the cheap-as-free Legend hand-me-down to commute to our first postcollegiate design job in Sf and then trade in the moment before it absolutely died on us for our Durango. Which of course, we will trade in on a Pantera the moment before the tranny goes and we get that damned book deal. Right. Uh-huh. Meanwhile, Kristine Gregorian, the now-ballerina featured in the article, should totally go on a date with us. More »
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When we were Bradleigh Ronning's age, we were getting our asses handed to us in ABA BMX competition. We would've rather been driving junior dragsters. Having started racing at the age of 9, Ronning is now one of the best in his adopted home state of Texas, and has his sights set on turning pro when the time comes. While compared to watching Pro Mod or Alcohol Funny Car, JD competition can be rather tedious unless you're personally acquainted with the driver. Nevertheless, we totally back it, if only to hang on to our own shattered dreams. More »
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