The unit of measure in this article is whether or not they have a diver’s licence, not a car…I’m pretty sure even gen Zers can afford a driver’s license.
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Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Just like they’re “choosing” not to own houses either I guess
Grippler@feddit.dk 5 months ago
Dlolor@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sure, but why get a licence if you know you won’t have a car any time soon?
fidodo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Because it’s convenient to be able to drive a car? There are lots of cases when you may borrow a car to do things. Teenagers might borrow their parents car to do errands and stuff.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
As someone who has absolutely no desire to ever own or drive a car, I’m getting my licence based purely on the off chance that I might need to anyway (but I’d probably just hire for a day).
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Because you don’t want to drive privately but for work. Where you need a drivers license.
Grippler@feddit.dk 5 months ago
I got a licence when I was 18 (legal driving age where I live) despite not owning a car or planning to anytime soon. I could still borrow my parent’s car sometimes, which was nice. This article specifically talks about teens in the 16-17 year old range, very much capable of borrowing car from parents (if they have one)
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 5 months ago
In places like Finland it costs over a thousand euros to get your driver’s license. That’s less than a car obviously but not nothing either
Grippler@feddit.dk 5 months ago
Yeah it costs north of 2k Euros where I live, which is anoighbto also buy a small beater…but this article is US-focused only, and it’s significantly cheaper to get a licence in the US, hence my comment.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
That still sounds on the cheap side for Europe, in some countries you’ll easily have spent north of 2k€ on all the mandatory lessons and exams, or even more if you’re a slow learner or fail the tests a few times.
Arkaelus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Hell, I’m a Millennial and it’s a no-brainer… Food or gas, emission taxes, road taxes, maintenance costs, and everything else which comes with owning a car. Including the car itself. And that’s just from an economic standpoint, I’m not even gonna go into the impact it has on the climate and how EVs are mostly just expensive and not-really-efficient pieces of jewellery still.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
If you work hard and save up, you could live in a nice van down by the river!