Sweden's teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

Swedish teens drive Porsches, BMWs without licenses

Twenty-two-year-old Oskar Flyman works on an automobile in his garage, which specializes in converting regular cars into so-called A-traktors, in Balsta, northwest of Sweden's capital Stockholm, on Feb. 28, 2023. AFP PHOTO HUDDINGE, Sweden: She may be too young for a driver's license at 15, but Evelina Christiansen is already cruising in a sleek BMW in Sweden, where teenagers can drive any car modified to roll no faster than a golf cart. An almo…

Sweden's teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

HUDDINGE, Sweden: Too young for a driver's licence at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising in a sleek BMW in Sweden, where teens can drive any car modified to roll no faster than a golf cart. An almost century-old regulation originally applied to agricultural vehicles allows kids 15 and older to dr

Sweden's teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

An almost century-old regulation originally applied to agricultural vehicles allows kids 15 and older to drive cars without a proper driver's licence, as long as the vehicle has been altered to have a maximum speed of 30 kilometres per hour.

Sweden’s teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

Too young for a driver's licence at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising in a sleek BMW in Sweden, where teens can drive any car modified to roll no faster than a golf cart.

Sweden's teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

Too young for a driver's licence at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising in a sleek BMW in Sweden, where teens can drive any car modified to roll no faster than a golf cart. An almost century-old regulation originally applied to agricultural vehicles allows kids 15 and older to drive without a proper driver's licence, as long as the vehicle has been altered to have a maximum speed of 30 kilometres per hour (18.6 miles per hour).

Sweden's teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed

HUDDINGE, Sweden: Too young for a driver's licence at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising in a sleek BMW in Sweden, where teens can drive any car modified to roll no faster than a golf cart.