The District Chronicles

Issue date: 11/1/09 Section: Cars and Trucks

One of the features being stressed to parents is the ability to limit the top speed of the car. "It has a maximum top speed that you can turn on to the vehicle," Sarkisian explained. "It's a fairly high one, but then there's also speed alerts, so you can have reminders about watching your speed, as well."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that teens are more likely to take risks like not wearing their seat belt or speeding. Speeding is a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes.

Lamont Marcus, a senior audio production major, sees MyKey as a good safety feature but he would feel restricted if his parents had done that to him. "It could create a false sense of security," said Marcus. "There are risks with driving every time you get on the road no matter how old you are and sometimes things just happen."

The MyKey feature will be standard on the 2010 Ford Focus is expected to spread to other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models.

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