Bedford Driving Lessons

For decades teenagers have achieved independence through passing their driving test. But that joy may now be short-lived as one insurance company is offering parents the chance to place a video camera in the car with their children. The tiny two-way camera, which also records audio, is placed on the rear-view mirror in the centre of the windscreen. It tapes both footage of the driver and their view of the road ahead. Should a driver have an accident, violently swerve or even brake too hard, a video of what happened before and after the event is sent by the insurance company to the teenager and his parents. The desired effect is to force teenagers to drive sensibly and therefore prevent deaths on the road caused by careless and inexperienced drivers. American Family Insurance has teamed up with California-based technology company DriveCam to offer protective – or just paranoid – U.S. parents the opportunity to spy on their teenager’s habits behind the wheel. The service is offered at no extra cost, the insurance company said, neither is it designed to settle legal claims made against AFI drivers. Unsurprisingly, the teenagers themselves have reacted less than favourably. More & Video