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

Exactly.

OP - I think you and DH need to think long and hard about asking your teenager to take over carpooling duties for either one of you of younger siblings for any number of reasons. Even if he is responsible and seems to be doing well at driving skills, add siblings interacting, radio or CD player on, a sibling's friend along and you really are upping the ante for an accident. If you go this route it should be after a good year of driving when you can be sure he will enforce the seat belt rules, will know the routes so he does not have to be distracted with GPS, will not use his phone - even at lights to talk or text. And I would still be very reluctant to have him driving other folks' kids. You should in all cases make sure with the other parents that it will be your teenager and not you or DH doing your carpool shift. If he is a brand new driver of any age, I shudder at the possible consequences because there is a lot more to driving than just operating the car.

Not a good idea just based on my past couple weeks. Hubby was rear ended by teen driving home from school. A week later we were riding with realtor and rear ended by another carpool driving student. (And he admitted it was the second time he'd done it just this year already!)

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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.

Not OP, but thanks for posting this I had no idea.

Most widely violated driving law among teens. Usually condoned by parents.

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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.

Not OP, but thanks for posting this I had no idea.

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

I feel like minivans can hold more teens for shenanigans. We actually used my friend's minivan more than any one else's "cooler" cars!