Drivers as young as 16 years old can now join a Vancouver-based car-sharing program 㽶Ƶֱ the first in North America to include 㽶Ƶֱlearner㽶Ƶֱ drivers.
Modo, a two-way car-sharing co-op, said this week it hopes to inspire 㽶Ƶֱthe next generation㽶Ƶֱ to consider car-sharing instead of ownership.
㽶ƵֱFamilies can save money and easily use our vehicles to gain the practice hours required, with learners as young as 16 able to join the co-op and start experiencing life without car ownership, while driving behaviours are still being formed,㽶Ƶֱ said Selena McLachland, Modo㽶Ƶֱs marketing director.
Known as 㽶Ƶֱgreen members,㽶Ƶֱ the young drivers can be placed under a principal member㽶Ƶֱs account who must be a member-owner of the co-op, 25 years old or more, with a full licence. There is an additional damage deposit and, as with all 㽶ƵֱL㽶Ƶֱ drivers in B.C., they must be accompanied by an adult with a full license.
Modo operates 600 vehicles in cities across the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan.
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