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Licensed to Drive? Gen Z — and Their Parents — Increasingly Say “No, Thanks” Due to Soaring Costs

Teen driver
November 6, 2024

“Whether you start driving at 16, 26 or 46,” Fischer says, “you’re still inexperienced.” That’s why graduated licensing exists in the first place — to put up guardrails around new drivers during their most risky years of driving.

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