Infrastructure Minister Eyjólfur Ármannsson has called for action over children below driving-licence age using vehicles capable of speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour. He made the remarks in an address at the Icelandic Transport Authority’s traffic conference in Gamla Bíó on Tuesday, mbl.is …

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More than 23,000 people have been killed or seriously injured in road crashes involving young drivers aged 17 to 24 over the past five years, according to new analysis of Department for Transport data released by police. The figures, covering 2021 to 2025, show that around 7,500 of those casualties were young drivers themselves, while more than 4,000 were passengers travelling with them. The remaining 11,600 – roughly half of all those killed or seriously injured – were other road users, including occupants of other vehicles and pedestrians. Police and road safety campaigners say the data underlines how disproportionately young motorists feature in the most serious collisions. About a fifth of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury involve drivers in this age group. Young male drivers are particularly at risk: they are around four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than drivers aged 25 and over. The analysis highlights clear patterns in where and when the worst crashes occur. Weekends and evening or night-time driving present elevated risks, with Saturdays recording the highest average number of young drivers involved in fatal or serious collisions. Rural roads are also significantly more dangerous than urban ones: twice as many young drivers are involved in fatal crashes on country roads, and young people living in rural areas are involved in such accidents at double the rate per head of population compared with their urban counterparts. In response, the National Police Chiefs' Council is urging parents to play a more active role in monitoring newly qualified drivers, particularly during high-risk times and on higher-risk roads. Road safety charities are using the figures to call for stronger graduated licensing measures and tougher enforcement to reduce the toll of deaths and life-changing injuries on Britain's roads.

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Young people continued to drive demand for driving licences in 2025, with 168,000 licences issued across Austria, according to ORF. That was a six per cent increase on the previous year. In Carinthia, around 12,000 driving licences were issued in 2025, three per cent more than in 2024. The total …

North Jutland’s public transport company expects to be short of 60 million kroner next year as fewer young people use buses, DR reports. The number of youth travel cards has fallen by around 12 per cent, with 17-year-olds increasingly choosing to drive instead. Bertel Mellergaard Sørensen travels…

Midt- og Vestjylland police district has issued more citations to newly licensed 17-year-old drivers than any other district in Denmark, according to a report by DR. Since 1 July 2025, when 17-year-olds with valid licenses were permitted to drive alone between 05:00 and 20:00, there have been 2,3…

Four young drivers aged 17-23 have been fined and had their licences suspended after being caught speeding in Canberra during a police operation. The incidents occurred between July 9-11, 2026, with officers clocking vehicles exceeding speed limits in areas like Throsby and Gungahlin. Two 17-year-old P-platers driving Volkswagen GTIs received $750 fines, four demerit points, and 90-day licence suspensions. A 20-year-old from Kambah tested positive for a prescribed drug and faces charges for drug-driving and speeding. A 23-year-old in a black Audi Q5 was fined $1891 and banned for six months after exceeding the 80kmh limit. Police warned of the dangers of speeding and urged motorists to report dangerous driving via the ACT Policing portal. The incidents follow recent bodycam footage showing a P-plater admitting to losing their licence for speeding. All offenders were cautioned for not displaying P-plates where required.

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