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Italy is considering reforming its traffic code, allowing drivers to obtain a driver's license at age 17 and imposing proportional fines.

Italy is discussing 15 changes to its traffic code, including requiring a driver's license at age 17, helmets for motorized bicycles, and proportional fines.

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Italy is considering reforming its traffic code, allowing drivers to obtain a driver's license at age 17 and imposing proportional fines.
Italy is considering reforming its traffic code, allowing drivers to obtain a driver's license at age 17 and imposing proportional fines. Photo: reproduction / Corriere della Sera.

According to the newspaper Corriere della Sera, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is analyzing 15 proposals to revise the traffic code, in consultation with operators and associations in the sector. The main changes under study include requiring a driver's license at age 17, mandatory helmet use and registration for bicycles and mopeds, stricter rules for uninsured vehicles, and fines more proportionate to the severity of the infraction.

The ministry states that the goal is to arrive at a text that closely reflects the needs of drivers, with safety as a priority. Other measures under discussion include enhanced protection for motorcyclists on highways, combating abandoned vehicles, recovering unpaid fines for foreigners, and mandatory participation by municipalities.

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Read the original article in Italian at Corriere della Sera.

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