New plans to see the legal driving age lowered have been met with criticism from road safety groups.
Plans to allow children as young as 16 drive cars in the EU would see cars fitted with speed-limiting devices.
However the measures have been met with criticism from road safety groups.
The plans are aimed at addressing mobility issues in remote areas of the bloc.
Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae believes it's a good idea:
He believes the legal age to drive should be lowered, but has criticised the backlash from road safety groups:
CEO of Irish Rural Link, Ballycumber's Seamus Boland, says the number of fatalities on rural roads must be taken into consideration:
Editor of completecar.ie, Shane O'Donoghue, doesn't think it's an idea that works in practice:
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