Since 2017, you can get a driver's license at the age of 17 in Denmark, but only drive a car when you have a supervisor with you in the passenger seat. The new proposal means that you will no longer need a supervisor.
We want to make it easier to get around in cities where public transportation is not as strong as it is in the middle of Copenhagen or Aarhus, says Denmark's Minister of Rural Affairs Morten Dahlin (Venstre) to Danish Radio.
The opportunity to drive without a supervisor will only apply between 5 am and 8 pm.
We call it freedom with responsibility and we have full confidence that young people can handle it well. Especially since we are tightening the zero tolerance for drunk driving, says Morten Dahlin to Ritzau.
The "zero tolerance" means, according to the proposal, that the blood alcohol limit will be lower for people who have not had a driver's license for more than three years.
The proposal is, however, met with criticism from researchers and organizations that work for good traffic safety.
