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
Comment on Gen Z is choosing not to drive
Grippler@feddit.dk 9 months agoThe 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.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Grippler@feddit.dk 9 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 9 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.
Dlolor@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Sure, but why get a licence if you know you won’t have a car any time soon?
fidodo@lemmy.world 9 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 9 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 9 months ago
Because you don’t want to drive privately but for work. Where you need a drivers license.
Grippler@feddit.dk 9 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)