Save Teen Lives With Safe Cars For Young Drivers

We found some great tips on helping teens drive safely buy choosing a safe car for younger driver! Of course, these tips will also help you find affordable car insurance for young drivers because car insurance companies take driving records, and the type of car into account when calculating rates.

Here are some tips:

1. Choose a Car with Average Horsepower. Nobody likes to put their foot down like a teenage driver. Don’t be silly by giving the the opportunity to speed up quickly. An average HP car is fine. A high horsepower sports car is asking for trouble.

2. Choose a Car That is Easy to Drive and hard to Tip Over. We’ve all seen the reports of SUVs that can tip over under certain conditions. While this is rare, nobody is more likely to push it then a teen. Stick with a well balanced car that keeps 4 wheels on the ground. Pickups are less stable then cars too.

3. All parents should heed the fact that of the 5,341 teens killed in crashes in 2001, two-thirds were not wearing seat belts, according to the most recent statistics available from the NHTSA. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO WEAR SEATBELTS.

When I took defensive driving, the teacher was a deputy sherrif. He said HE NEVER CUT A DEAD BODY OUT OF A SEAT BELT.

And of course, if your car insurance rates took a big ding when you added your teen driver, be sure and compare car insurance quotes with our safe, fast and free online car insurance quote comparison form.

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