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team drivers as they're learning to
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drive are at in like increased risk of
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Crash and um death and when your kid
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gets their first automobile you want to
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make sure that when they get in it to
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drive it they emerge in the same
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condition they were in when they first
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stepped into the vehicle you can put
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your team in the safest car that you can
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afford which doesn't mean Uncle Harry's
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Old clunker though it may be affordable
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it may not be the safest choice for a
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driver you want a vehicle which has
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automatic emergency braking can handle
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emergencies and isn't too big or too
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fast to put your kid at risk no super
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large SUVs no micro or mini cars but we
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want things that are just a little bit
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bigger and a little bit heavier and that
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have lower horsepower so they don't
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accelerate quite as quickly because
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teens are more likely to be killed in
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crashes that involve speeding and our
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single vehicle runoff the road crashes
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and when it comes to your kids you don't
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want them in a vehicle which will leave
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them stranded Consumer Reports also
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likes to only include vehicles that are
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highly reliable consumer reports and the
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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have come up with a list of 58 used
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models ranging in price from $5,800 to
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$119,000 which are good choices for teen
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drivers and if you're looking to buy a
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new vehicle the IHS has 22 models all of
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them winners of its 2024 top safety
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picks what are some of the better
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solutions for kids who are going to be
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getting their first automobile what what
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do parents need to know if they're
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shopping for a car for their family or
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for their child is you don't have to
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spend all of the money that you have in
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then some on a car with all of the fancy
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bells and whistles you'll also want to
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look at the cost of ownership by
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checking insurance premiums you'll need
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to take a look at Insurance losses by
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Mak model and please also get a quote
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from your insurance agent working for
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you I'm the consumer guy Steve spray
