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B.C. car-sharing company to let 91ƵL91Ƶ drivers take the wheel

Vancouver-based company will allow young drivers to get hours of required practice
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Drivers as young as 16 years old can now join a Vancouver-based car-sharing program 91Ƶ the first in North America to include 91Ƶlearner91Ƶ drivers.

Modo, a two-way car-sharing co-op, said this week it hopes to inspire 91Ƶthe next generation91Ƶ to consider car-sharing instead of ownership.

91ƵFamilies 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,91Ƶ said Selena McLachland, Modo91Ƶs marketing director.

Known as 91Ƶgreen members,91Ƶ the young drivers can be placed under a principal member91Ƶs 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 91ƵL91Ƶ 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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I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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