As a mom of 3 teen/young adult drivers I know how stressful it can be as my kids hit the road. Aaron and Summer each own their own cars and they travel all over the area all the time. Jordan is a real car guy and I know buying a car will be on the top of his list when he comes home from being a full time missionary. My kids are good drivers and Aaron has thousands of miles under his belt because he regularly has to drive to Atlanta for work and that is 8 hours away. Even seasoned drivers need accountability though and that is where Zubie come in.

The Zubie service allows you to track and improve driving behavior, provides real-time information on the health of your car’s systems and updates you when a vehicle with Zubie arrives at designated places like school, work and home. Zubie is great for parents of teen drivers because it monitors and tracks, speeding, sudden acceleration, hard braking and vehicle location which makes it easier for parents to discuss driving habits with their teens. In addition, if you have a brand new car and you need professional car shipping services to transport it, you may want to visit your local car shipping company for more info.

The Zubie key plugs into your dash board and then connects with the app on your smartphone to keep you, your car and your car’s vital systems connected at all times. Zubie is grreat for all drivers and would make a great gift for birthdays, Valentine’s Day or any day you want to tell someone how much you love them and want them to stay safe.

Hit the road with Zubie! Order today with code SAVE20FEB and SAVE 20% on your Zubie Key plus one year of service. Offer good through March 31, 2014. Shipping charges apply. Keep in touch with Zubie on Facebook and on Twitter so that you can stay up-to-date with all that Zu

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The Giveaway: I have an autographed movie poster signed by Ryan Merriman and The 5th Quarter’s Director Rick Bieber.

Mandatory 1st Entry: Click on the “Pledge” tab on the widget and sign the pledge.

Bonus Entries: Leave a separate comment for each entry.

• Like The 5th Quarter on Facebook
• Follow The 5th Quarter on Twitter
• Tweet this I just entered to #win an autographed @the5thqmovie poster from @MomMaven (you may do this 2x a day)
• Blog subscribers, GFC friends, Networked blog followers and Facebook likers each get 1 entry.

This giveaway will end on March 31th at 9pm. The winner will be chosen by Random.org.

I am also holding a ticket giveaway on my Facebook page so if you live in the Tampa Bay area, make sure you come enter!

Disclosure: I received 2 movie tickets and an autographed poster for hosting the 2 giveaways and helping to share the message of The 5th Quarter. All opinions are 100% mine.

**This giveaway is closed with no winner**

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Watch the trailer and then I’ll share more about the message of this movie.

The 5th Quarter is happy to be working alongside organizations like Donate Life and The National Organizations for Youth Safety to launch a nationwide campaign through The 5th Quarter widget, bringing awareness to teenagers and parents about the life-and-death consequences of reckless driving and the life-saving gift of organ donation. Please share this with your friends and family who have teenagers. Show the trailer to your teens and have them take the pledge along with you (click “pledge” on the widget in my sidebar). Reckless driving and distracted driving can both be prevented, educating drivers is the key.

The movie is being released on March 25, 2011 in select theaters in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The success of the opening week will help determine if the movie is shown in other markets. I will be taking my sons opening week and I hope you will take your teens too. Their lives are too precious to lose.

You can stay up to date with The 5th Quarter on their website, Twitter and Facebook.

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“Would you do it in the shower?” Ask yourself this question every time you start an activity behind the wheel. Would you eat, text, talk on the phone or change a CD in the shower? Then you probably shouldn’t be doing it behind the wheel either, right?!

Know Point B. You should have a good idea of how to get to your destination before revving up the engine. There’s nothing more distracting than trying to follow directions when you’re driving down the freeway. Make sure to check weather and road conditions as well.

Manage your time so that you do not have to multi-task or drive aggressively on the road.

Save your concentration for the road, not a conversation. The road is not the place to have a serious conversation with your passengers. Check your emotions at the door as well.

Drive Safe!

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