Should 14 and 15 year olds be able to get full driver's licenses?

[Former President tack50]

No. And in fact it shouldn't be allowed until you are 18. (maybe 17 for a practice license; or a small exception for small motorbikes)

To those who say "no", how else do you propose that 14 and 15 year olds travel?

1: By bus

2: Ask their parents to carry them around

3: Taking a taxi (only in special occasions, taxis are expensive after all)

4: Walking/Bike

As a 15-16 year old I don't remember having much trouble with transportation or any need for a car.   The bus was all I needed tbh. Even in a rural area, how often do you actually need to leave town? (which since it's a rural area, it will be a small walkable town I assume). For school there will be a bus.

[Former President tack50]

No. And in fact it shouldn't be allowed until you are 18. (maybe 17 for a practice license; or a small exception for small motorbikes)

To those who say "no", how else do you propose that 14 and 15 year olds travel?

1: By bus

2: Ask their parents to carry them around

3: Taking a taxi (only in special occasions, taxis are expensive after all)

4: Walking/Bike

As a 15-16 year old I don't remember having much trouble with transportation or any need for a car.   The bus was all I needed tbh. Even in a rural area, how often do you actually need to leave town? (which since it's a rural area, it will be a small walkable town I assume). For school there will be a bus.

maybe in Europe but in America our culture is definitely much more car dependent.

Fair enough, though taxis and relatives driving still exist in America even if the former is expensive and the latter is annoying.

I guess the biggest problems would not be in rural areas but rather in medium sized towns (too large to be walkable, too small to have decent public transport)

[Former President tack50]

To those who say "no", how else do you propose that 14 and 15 year olds travel?

The same way that 12 and 13 year olds travel?

12 and 13 year olds shouldn't be working jobs. 15 year olds certainly should be.

I certainly disagree with that statement. I don't think any high schoolers should be working, or if they do, it should be informal jobs at best that are close to home or school. (Cutting the neighbour's grass, teaching the kid 3 blocks down some primary school stuff, etc).

How common is it for high schoolers to be working?