Young people should be encouraged to walk and cycle, activities that bring life-long health benefits as well as environmental benefits for society as a whole.
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We risk increasing car dependency as young children move from being transported in their parents’ vehicles, to driving low-speed cars as teenagers rather than building up healthy habits such as walking and cycling and using public transport for their day-to-day activities.
If the EU plan goes ahead, there will be pressure across the EU for governments to introduce the B1 licence, allowing 16-year-olds to drive speed-limited SUVs. This would have negative effects for safety, health and the environment that will be felt for decades.
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Briefing: https://etsc.eu/the-eus-plan-to-allow-teenagers-to-drive-suvs-unaccompanied-at-16-is-a-fatal-mistake/