What parents can do to keep their teenage drivers safe

New York

SO your teenager needs a car. Or maybe you need the teenager to have a car so you can get out of the chauffeuring business.

But not a new car, right? No youngster needs that. Still, it has to be safe, with all the latest safety equipment so if the driver does get careless, possibly as a result of texting, the car's electronics will step in to help avoid a crash.