Automobile accidents are the #1 killer of America's teens. The vast
majority of these accidents are the result of poor driving habits. Peer
pressure, loud music, showing off, and general carelessness behind the
wheel all contribute to these tragedies. Stop worrying about your teen's
driving and get V-Count!
Talking about defensive driving skills, setting curfews and other limits
certainly have their place. But what about when you're not there? This is
when bad things happen to good teens due to inexperience, peer behavior,
and other factors beyond your control. Based on statistics, over speeding
is the number one cause of accidents involving inexperienced teenage and
even adult drivers. But, now you can set a speed limit and monitor how
many times your teen exceeded that speed limit.
This
is accomplished by supplying the unit with the same Vehicle Speed Signal (VSS)
used by the vehicle speedometer. In older vehicles, year 1992 or earlier,
that do not use an electronically driven speedometer, a special speed
sensor installation kit (VSS
Installation Manual,RS
Installation Manual) is available (see
V-Count
II Setup, requires PDF reader or view plain
web page).
The
speed signal supplied to the V-COUNT II is processed by a microprocessor
that compares it with a stored calibration value to determine the vehicle
speed at any instant of time.
When
the maximum speed limit set by the vehicle owner or fleet manager is
violated, a loud warning tone is sounded. This warning tone remains
on until the vehicle speed is reduced below the set maximum. The time in seconds of an
Over Speed violation before a violation is logged can be set in the range
of 1 to 20 seconds. The default setting is 5 seconds.. A flashing
red light will turn on if the speed violation lasts for longer than the
set time. This Over Speed indicator light can only be extinguished by an
authorized person entering the 6 digit Security Code.
Each
violation that exceeds the set Over Speed violation will cause a speed violation
counter to increment up to the maximum count of 99 for each instance of
violation.
If
the V-COUNT II is disconnected for more than 20 seconds and then
re-connected, a red flashing TAMPER light will start flashing.
