That Cheap Old Car Might Carry Deadly Cost For Teens: Study

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When shopping for a safe car for their teens, parents might want to aim for the newest model they can afford, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that that almost half of the teenage drivers killed on the roads in the past few years were driving vehicles that were 11 or more years old and lacking key safety features found in newer models, according to the study, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

 

"We know that many parents cannot afford a new vehicle," said the study's lead author, Anne McCartt, senior vice president for research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "Our message to parents is to get the most safety they can afford."