Cork councillor proposes allowing 16-year-olds to drive 'micro cars'

Cork councillor Damien Boylan says Ireland should follow Europe in allowing 16-year-olds to drive small battery-powered quadricycles

A Citroen Ami micro car.

A Cork councillor has proposed that teenagers be allowed to drive “micro cars” from the age of sixteen.

Quadricycles are battery powered cars which are defined by limitations in terms of weight, engine power and speed. They are common in France, Italy and Finland.