Driving age reduction is backed

Better education and a limit on the type of cars young people can drive are two ideas which have been put forward to tackle reckless driving among youths.

7DAYS reported yesterday how the head of Dubai Traffic Prosecution believed that the minimum age for obtaining a licence should be raised from 18 to 21.

Salah Bu Farousha also called for awareness camp-aigns to be run at colleges. His view was echoed by an official at Dubai Traffic Police who said: “Parents should be aware that allowing their children to drive vehicles on the roads without a licence might cause the death of their loved ones.”

Meanwhile Nikki Morgan, whose 15-year-old daughter Charlotte was knocked down and killed by a 19-year-old Emirati driver in Mirdif in April, said there should be restrictions on the type of cars youngsters drive. “Another problem is the size of the cars a lot of the youngsters drive - they are too big and too powerful and they can’t handle them,” said Morgan.

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