Throughout the rich world, the young are falling out of love with cars
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SINGAPORE - People are more likely to want to return to their workplaces rather than continue logging in from home if MRT trains are, firstly, less crowded and, secondly, journey times are shorter. This was the finding of a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) study published in Travel Behaviour and Society - a journal of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation...
Singapore News - People are more likely to want to return to their workplaces rather than continue logging in from home if MRT trains are, firstly, less crowded and, secondly, journey times are shorter. This was the finding of a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) study published in... Read more at www.tnp.sg
The number of young people learning to drive has plummeted with the rising cost of driving and the pandemic deterring people from getting behind the wheel. The latest figures from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has revealed that just 2.95 million people in Britain aged 18 to 25 hold a full driving licence. The total is down from 3.24 million in March 2020, and is the lowest number of licence holders within this age group on record dating back to November 2012 when there were 3.34 million. The data from the DVLA also showed that just 62 per cent of 20 to 29 year olds had passed...
Rising car costs drive down number of young motorists Steeper insurance premiums and weak job prospects also hit young people as fewer than 3m now hold a full licence 25 April 2021 • 5:50pm The number of young drivers on the roads has plunged as the cost of motoring and Covid restrictions deter people from taking their test. Fewer than 3m people aged 18-25 held a full driving licence as of last month, according to government data analysed by The Telegraph – down by more than a quarter of a million compared to a year earlier. While lockdowns have caused a tailback of learner drivers unab...