HS aged carpool driver car?

[Anonymous]

Debating between an aging mini van or aging 3-Row SUV
For son to be able to relieve husband and I of driving.

Camp minivan or SUV?

[Anonymous]

Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

[Anonymous]

Not sure about that but wondering if one has been found more practical HS through college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

Doesn't OP mean sibs?

[Anonymous]

Hope he's not driving any kids other than his own siblings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

A new driver, under the age of 18, cannot have passengers unless they are siblings or adult relatives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

A new driver, under the age of 18, cannot have passengers unless they are siblings or adult relatives.

That's true in MD for 5 months. I don't think it's true in VA.

OP, I think SUVs are easier to drive and probably more practical. I'm not sure I'd want my kids driving around a minivan full of kids.

[Anonymous]

From the teen's perspective, definitely an SUV. Minivan is so uncool.

[Anonymous]

SUV. I would have rather not been driving if I had to use a minivan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

A new driver, under the age of 18, cannot have passengers unless they are siblings or adult relatives.

That's true in MD for 5 months. I don't think it's true in VA.

OP, I think SUVs are easier to drive and probably more practical. I'm not sure I'd want my kids driving around a minivan full of kids.

In VA they can drive one unrelated passenger for a set period of time. Law recently changed so not sure if it is still for the first year or a different time period. PP is also spot on when saying SUVs are easier to drive and more practical. Also, what are the ages of the kids in the carpool? Wouldn't want a teen responsible for transporting several very young children.

[Anonymous]

Md law

You will also have passenger restrictions. For the first 151 days that you have your provisional driver's license, you cannot transport passengers under 18 years old unless:

You are with a supervising driver.
OR
The passengers are your immediate family members.

[Anonymous]

I'd go with minivan only because they are uncool and my son would be less likely to flip it.

[Anonymous]

I'd ask your insurance agent. Which one would be worth more if they it were to be totaled? (Relatively easy to total an older car in a minor accident.) Which is less to insure? (E.g., maybe HS DS in SUV raises rates more than HS DS in minivan.)

[Anonymous]

I'd go with a newer smaller car with all the safety features, including a back up camera.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren't there graduated licensecrecs that mean DS cannot drive his friends around??

A new driver, under the age of 18, cannot have passengers unless they are siblings or adult relatives.

That's true in MD for 5 months. I don't think it's true in VA.

OP, I think SUVs are easier to drive and probably more practical. I'm not sure I'd want my kids driving around a minivan full of kids.

In VA they can have one unrelated passenger for the first year or until they turn 18, whichever comes first.