CNSR consider call to lower accompanied driver age in France to boost experience

CNSR, the French road safety council, could include in its recommendations to the Ministry of the Interior on 16 May 2014 lowering from 16 to 15 the age at which people can drive accompanied by a licensed driver. This could coincide with an increase from 3,000 to 4,000 the minimum number of kilometres one must drive before getting a permit, increasing young driver experience, says CNSR.
April 1, 2014 Read time: 1 min
CNSR, the French road safety council, could include in its recommendations to the Ministry of the Interior on 16 May 2014 lowering from 16 to 15 the age at which people can drive accompanied by a licensed driver. This could coincide with an increase from 3,000 to 4,000 the minimum number of kilometres one must drive before getting a permit, increasing young driver experience, says CNSR.

CNSR says that accompanied driving can reduce by 17% the number of material accidents and by 10% that of bodily accidents compared to a driver that has not followed this plan. Young drivers 18 to 24 years old (9% of all drivers) account for 20% of fatal accidents on French roads. CNSR hopes that this measure, among others, could reduce road deaths by 2,000 in 2020.
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