Overview
- The CSU’s draft for its Seeon retreat urges EU member states to permit accompanied driving from age 16 for licence class B.
- It also seeks an exception to let 17-year-olds drive alone after at least one year of supervised driving begun at 16.
- The Federal Transport Ministry notes that current European law prevents unilateral national changes, requiring an EU-level adjustment.
- ADAC and the German Road Safety Council voice support for longer supervised phases, with the council proposing regional model trials or an expanded 17-plus scheme if EU rules stay unchanged.
- The Seeon paper also advocates mandatory preschool language tests nationwide and a boycott of cultural events that exclude Jewish or Israeli artists.