He argued that young drivers require more opportunities to gain practical experience under safe conditions, particularly given the high number of serious accidents occurring on rural roads
Schlanstein cited Sweden as a positive example, noting that the country experienced approximately a 40 percent reduction in accidents involving young drivers after the introduction of earlier supervised driving programs He emphasized that Swedish drivers still obtain their full driving licenses at the age of 18, in accordance with EU legal requirements A similar model, he suggested, could be implemented in Germany, provided the necessary legal framework is established by policymakers
Young drivers are statistically a high-risk group in road traffic The accident risk for individuals aged 16 to 24 is around twice as high as the overall population average
