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In his study, Williams (2011) found that almost a third of the 18 year-olds rates “parentstoo busy to supervise” as a reason for not starting the driver’s licence process yet, afterreasons related to costs and available time.In most of the studies that included environmental concerns as a reason not to get adriver’s licence, this reason had a relatively low score compared to other reasons(Delbosc & Currie, 2013b; Forward et al., 2010; Noble, 2005; Schoettle & Sivak, 2014).In the Swedish study, however, environmental concerns was rated as the fifth mostimportant reason out of ten options (Forward et al., 2010).Reasons related to the following topics got a relatively low score in the studies: Parents are against their children obtaining a driver’s licence (Forward et al.,2010; Williams, 2011); They think they will not pass the driver’s licence education (theory and/orpractice driving exam, or enough supervised driving training) (Delbosc &Currie, 2013b; Forward et al., 2010; Noble, 2005); Safety concerns, e.g. “driving is dangerous” (Delbosc & Currie, 2013b; Noble,2005; Williams, 2011); Friends do not drive (Delbosc & Currie, 2013b; Forward et al., 2010; Williams,2011); Afraid to drive (Schoettle & Sivak, 2014); Disability/medical problem (Noble, 2005; Schoettle & Sivak, 2014); Just no interest in getting a driver’s licence/in driving (Delbosh & Currie, 2013b;Noble, 2005; Williams, 2011).The possibility to communicate/connect with others via social media instead got arelatively low score compared to other reasons in two of the studies that asked aboutthis (Schoettle & Sivak, 2014; Williams, 2011), but it was the seventh most importantreason out of 15 in the study by Delbosc and Currie (2013b).Only two studies have been found that explore reasons for not holding a driver’slicence, when controlling for other reasons and background factors (gender andresidential location), respectively Berg, Andersson and Warmark (2001) and Anderssonand Warmark (1999). Both studies are based on the same data from Sweden among1,408 young people (18.5 years old). The study by Berg et al. (2001) suggests that,when all factors are controlled for, the perceived financial situation is the dominantfactor for holding a driver’s licence. The second most influential factor is available timeleft over from schoolwork and leisure time, when all factors are controlled for. Thesefindings suggest that an individual’s opportunity to get a driver’s licence not onlydepends on financial ability, but also available time. However, in our view “availabletime” might also be a question of priorities, that young people prioritize other interestsand activities over getting a driver’s licence.The study by Berg et al (2001) finds several indications for the role of perceptions andnorms for getting a driver’s licence. They find that parents’ and friends’ attitudes toholding a driver’s licence also have a significant effect: The more positive attitude toobtaining a driver’s licence among parents and friends, the more likely a person is tohold a driver’s licence, when other factors are controlled for. Moreover, the study findsparents’ and brothers’ or sisters’ perceptions of the car can have a positive effect.Young people with a family member who perceives a car to be a symbol ofindependence and a step towards the adult world, are more likely to hold a driver’slicence.VTI rapport 824A 21