Teens get a lot of supervision and training before being allowed to drive. They take classes.
It's not quite a fair comparison. Though maybe you could argue that a driver's license is enough to let a teen use a scooter.
It's not quite a fair comparison. Though maybe you could argue that a driver's license is enough to let a teen use a scooter.
Not that I want licensing for bicycles or scooters, mind you! I bike to work every day, and it's indisputable that much smaller vehicles going much slower are way, way safer than cars and trucks. 37K people were killed in vehicle crashes in 2016, the most recent year for which I can find data.
A few provinces over, they are talking about asking for a bicycle license in some newspapers. It's way out of hand here.