为你的孩子选择第一辆车的建议

帮助新手司机提高他们的安全考虑以下建议，为他们的第一辆车.

当你的孩子准备开车时，找一辆合适的车可能是一个艰难的决定. Especially, since teen drivers tend to have a higher crash rate. 选择合适的汽车可能有助于改善驾驶选择，并提供更好的碰撞保护. 你可能要考虑的一些因素是安全性、可靠性和价格.

你可能想让你的孩子参与到这个过程中来. They can share their thoughts, 以及了解在做决定时应该考虑什么.

Safety

这里有一些注意事项，以帮助您的新司机的安全:

避免那些有运动、性能型形象的汽车，这可能会鼓励 young drivers to speed and test their performance.
后来的中型和全尺寸乘用车是不错的选择，因为它们提供了足够的重量, as well as updated safety features. 小型车由于其尺寸/重量而提供的碰撞保护较少.
In addition to the standard driver and passenger airbags, look for a car that has other air bags, 比如侧面和窗帘气囊，增加了额外的碰撞保护措施.
Other driver assist safety features 电子稳定控制系统和防抱死制动系统可能对你的孩子有益, 还有智能安全带提醒系统提醒司机所有乘客都应系好安全带.
当你发现一辆车似乎是一个不错的选择，检查安全评级与 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Also consider checking out the IIHS list of 2023 safest cars for teens 这可能有助于回答“什么是青少年最好的第一辆车??”

在买车之前，你要确认它是可靠的. Some things to ask before you buy are:

Does the car have a warranty? 如果有，保修范围是什么，保修多长时间?
Has the car been in a flood? Water damage may decrease the life of a car.
Is the mileage high on the car? If the car has more than 12,000 miles for every year of its life, then the car may not have a long lifespan.
Are there records to prove that regular maintenance has been performed on the car?
Are there any recalls on the car? You can check for vehicle recalls at the 美国国家公路交通安全管理局召回 website.

If shopping for a used car，考虑让值得信赖的第三方机械师检查车辆.
让你的孩子知道拥有汽车的成本，包括贷款, insurance, maintenance and gas.
Knowing how much traffic fines can be might be a strong incentive for improving driving safety.
父母可以把开车的相关费用作为讨价还价的筹码. For example, 如果青少年遵守父母/青少年驾驶协议的条款，父母可以同意支付油钱.
If you have State Farm auto insurance, 你和你的孩子可以通过监控Steer Clear®应用程序来观察他们的驾驶进度, available with the Steer Clear discount program. You may also want to consider Drive Safe and Save™ to increase potential savings.