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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Responsible 16-year-old boy who has had permit for a year.  Has a job and involved in extracurricular and I am over drop offs/pick ups.

We were thinking about giving him my Subaru Forester (2020) and getting something new for myself.

It had all the bells & whistles (back up camera, blind spot detection, emergency stop etc).

His driving instructor said to get them “an old school car” at first so they learn how to drive without all the handicaps.  I actually like knowing he’d have these safety features.  They can also be turned off.

What did you do?[/quote]

I honestly had the same impulse as your instructor, to give them an old school car without training wheels to hone their instincts.

But it’s like pumping your brakes while hydroplaning or driving manual, 99% of the cars they will drive will have these safety features, and I wanted them to know how to drive stick, but they don’t car and the cars are disappearing anyways.

Driving is the most dangerous thing your teen does most likely, so giving them a car with automatic protection is good parenting.

I would stick with probably emergency braking and back up camera requirements; lane keeping and blind spot detection is less common and does impact their ability to learn to drive and may not end up universal, and side impact accidents generally will not be deadly. [/quote]

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