[arista]

Maybe they need to Just
say it to Boy Drivers.



[16-year-old Faye Cullum disagrees with the AA's proposal
to restrict passengers for young,
newly qualified drivers]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl5jvz0dqo

["Public transport is a nightmare,"
says 19-year-old Jack Pears - which is why
he relies on a car.
He says he needs it to pick up his younger sister
from school in Swansea while
his parents are at work.
But he wouldn't have initially been able to do that if
the AA got its way with a raft of new
restrictions on young drivers like him.
One of the proposals unveiled by the motoring body
this week was to ban new drivers under
21 from carrying passengers of a similar
age for six months after they
pass their test.

It comes after an inquest found the deaths
of four teenage boys could have been
avoided when their car careered
off a road during a camping trip
in Wales last year.
While the government isn't thought to be
considering the idea, it has got plenty
of young people talking - many of whom
say the proposals are unfair.

Faye Cullum has been taking driving lessons
designed for people aged under 17 and is excited
by the prospect of using a car.
"If this rule came into place, it wouldn't give me any
motivation to drive at all," says the
16-year-old from Norfolk.
"I want to drive because it gives me a lot more
freedom."
She adds: "If I'm paying for my car, the insurance
and the tax - why should they be able
to control who is allowed in it?"

Some are questioning why elderly drivers
shouldn't face tougher rules too.]



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl5jvz0dqo

[Livia]

Young drivers are statistically much more likely to kill themselves and everyone else in the car than older drivers. That's why their insurance is so high. Personally, I'd raise the legal driving age to at least 21. Get over it, Faye. I remember being 16 and knowing everything.

[joeysteele]

It's only for 6 months after passing the test.
I think that's reasonable.
Had it been years a bit more suspect but only 6 months