Currently, teenagers who have turned 16 can obtain a driving license for category B1, that is, they can only drive cars that do not develop more than 20 horsepower. The new law no longer takes into account the power of the car, but it has other conditions for minors.
The driving license could be obtained from the age of 17 in Romania
Ana Grigore, Observer reporter: Until they turn 18, young drivers will not be able to drive in traffic unless they are accompanied by an adult with at least 10 years of driving experience. At the same time, if the driver violates the traffic rules, the adult will respond equally to him.
Even if they will be on the right seat, the companions will be able to be tested including for alcohol and drugs.
Cristian Ichim, initiator: The project provides for joint and several liability. And we now have driving instructors who are supportive, the examiner. The fine will not come because you violated a traffic rule per se, it will be determined according to the seriousness of the act, by the investigating officer.
Such legislation already exists in some EU member states, such as Germany or Austria, and statistics show that it has had a positive impact on road safety.
Young reporters: Would you do this next year, when you turn 17?
– Sure you do!
– It seems ok to me, but parents should be careful which children they let give their driving license, because many of them do not have discernment or trust in them and the traffic in Bucharest is very congested and very dangerous anyway.
– How do you see this whole thing, does it excite you?
– Not really, she is a little unconscious from my point of view. All the children are behind the wheel, it’s not like the other one on the right has pedals at the driving school.
Cristian Ichim, initiator: The goal is the experience you can gain in this time frame. This means the recommendations themselves, the possibility and the obligation of the one sitting next to the young driver to guide him, to warn him.
28,000 road accidents
Specialists believe that the project has two edges.
Titu Aur, defensive driving expert: If the respective adult is part of this category of unprepared or insufficiently trained drivers who are not really aware of the danger. It is useless on the right.
Titi Cocean, driving instructor: Intervention is minimized. He can only pull the handbrake or pull the steering wheel, but he has no pedals to intervene, he is very limited.
In 2022, more than 28,000 road accidents were registered in our country. Of the total number of drivers involved, 7,000 were under 20 years old, and 136 of them lost their lives.
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