erin mccann |Verified account

Driver’s Ed, no longer offered by most public schools, costs around $450. Getting your license costs anywhere from $20-$1,000, depending on the state. The average vehicle costs $9,576 a year to own and operate. Teens aren’t over it, they just can’t afford to get into it.https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1120008081868562432 …

I would also add that teens are often over-committed. It takes time to learn to drive and, to your point, to save money.

I would point out that a lot of 16 year olds also have millennial parents who work multiple jobs and are paying off student loans and can't get in the driving practice hours or buy another car, or take them to an after school job