Originally Posted by
Krieke
Differing cultures indeed.
In my country (Switzerland) you have to be 18 for a driving licence. Kids walk or cycle to school here, even to kindergarden. And increasingly when kids turn 18 they don't bother with getting a driving licence anymore. Only 60% of the 18 to 28 yo. have a licence, and that is dropping every year. You can't text while driving, but you can while travelling on public transport...
Frankly the idea of someone so young owning a car is freakish. There's no reason to make a society that way. I'm glad that this problem is going away in your country now.