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The government is considering lowering the minimum age from 18 to 17 for a driver’s license. Nothing is done yet. But some are worried about road safety.
For more than a century, it has symbolized autonomy and entry into the majority: it is the driving licence. The age could be lowered to 17. This option does not suit this 16-year-old high school student, who finds it too dangerous to drive in the city. “Personally, I don’t see myself driving next year, especially in the city. It’s complicated to learn all the rules of conduct“, he clarifies. For other high school students, the lowering could have another advantage. “For people who live in the countryside, it can be convenient“, details Hugo, a high school student.
A reform to promote apprentices
The latest expertise is still in progress, but this proposal could increase the risk of accidents according to road safety associations. “Letting a 16-year-old or 17-year-old drive solo is not necessarily a good idea. Because the skills to drive it, the driving habits are not necessarily successful“, explains Anne Lavaud, general delegate of the association Road Prevention. The reform could, it, favor apprentices.