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Minister says help your kids buy a safer car to reduce road toll
Parents helping their kids buy a first car should be spending that "little bit more" to ensure the vehicle has at least some up to date safety features, the federal transport minister has warned, speaking against the backdrop of a sharp spike in road deaths particularly among the young.