Two reasons have been named.
It only at first glance seems that there is more and more transport on the roads. Experts have calculated that both traffic and the number of drivers may soon run out.
The younger generation no longer wants to get rights. Driving training attracts fewer and fewer young people every year. And although the study was conducted in the United States, sociologists are sure that this is a global trend.
If in 1997 43% of 16-year-olds were already drivers, then by 2020 their share has decreased by 18%. The same situation is observed with 17-year-olds: over the past years, their share has decreased from 62% to 45%.
In the late nineties, almost 90% of 25-year-olds had a license and a car. In 2020, only 80% of American citizens of this age were drivers.
The reasons that stop the generation are quite rational: the high cost of a car and the risk of getting into an accident, writes Washington Post. It is easy to calculate that following a certain period of time, buyers will bypass car dealerships. No one wants to keep a pile of metal and pay for the risk of life.