No car is a safe car with a teen driving it! It just isn't. They don't have the skills and ability yet and as was pointed out, their brains allow them to take really stupid decisions and defend them as brilliant choices! With that said, Elios are a safe vehicle, large crush zones, seat belts, air bags, steel roll cage! Sure, if you are broadsided by a significantly larger vehicle you will be toast, but you would be in most cars you would buy your teen. If you want absolute safety, get them a Bradley armored vehicle. That way all you have to worry about are Abrams tanks and TOW missles. That and trains. Oh well, no vehicle is perfect!I understand your concerns. This vehicle is definitly not as heavy as other cars. In some respects it might not be as safe, such as in a side collision, getting hit from the side by a large vehicle at say 50 mph. Certainly a Crown Vic or a Subaru would be a better choice for a male teen to drive, agreed.
All that said, I respectfully disagree that the Elio is a dangerous vehicle. Not-as-safe as some other vehicles in certain situations, yes. But so is a motorcycle, so is a Can-Am, etc. The Elio isn't meant to be a vehicle that anyone can drive in any condition and survive any kind of crash. People get hurt all the time in normal-sized vehicles.
I hope we can agree to disagree, and continue to be friends on here. I have a teen-age daughter, and while girls don't usually take the risks that boys take, I wouldn't let my daughter drive an Elio on the interstate, just like I wouldn't let her drive a motorcycle on the interstate, until after she took a special safety class and had 1 yr experience driving it often. This is why certain states have a law that says people under 18 or under 21 must wear a helmet and those over 21 or 18 don't need a helment. Teens' judgement is not good, their brains are still developing, etc. We're probably agreeing somewhat on this.
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how comforting it is to realize that many, if not most, military vehicles are being driven by teenagers/young drivers ..
Jim
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Do I see a glimpse of profiling here.
of profiling here.
Yes, after standardized training and potentially significant negative actions for accidents or incidents. I trust them far more than most drivers in their teens or early twentieshow comforting it is to realize that many, if not most, military vehicles are being driven by teenagers/young drivers ..
Jim
There is that, at least they are pretty much restricted to areas designed for such mayhem as they are wont to create!how comforting it is to realize that many, if not most, military vehicles are being driven by teenagers/young drivers ..
Jim
You mean about Teens making bad decisions? Nope, facts and experience. My kids survived despite some baaaad decisions, as did I, my Dad, his Dad, so on and so forth. I'm not saying bad kids, it's kids making bad decisions. Always was that way, always will be that way.Do I see a glimpse
True Dat! That is training that sets up the discipline to follow procedure and tactics required to operate the vehicles they are resposible for and the duties they are required to preform.
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And they do a fine job at it the best in the world!how comforting it is to realize that many, if not most, military vehicles are being driven by teenagers/young drivers ..
Jim
My grandfather took that approach... My father's first car was a used armored diplomatic car from Nicaragua.