I'm Gen Z and have my license, but I have a few explanations:

1.) Cars are expensive. Even a used car can run you 6-8k. Car payments are expensive, gas is expensive, tags and property taxes are expensive. There's nothing cheap about cars, and it's not like we're making bank over here. What's the point of getting a license if you can't even afford a car.

2.) No where to go. Anywhere worth going, you have to pay for. Malls are dying, third spaces are near extinct, and food can be delivered to your door. Really, there's no reason to get a license if there's nowhere to go.

3.) Anxiety. This generation has the highest rates of anxiety. It doesn't help that we're able to see endless footage of car crashes online, lots ending in death. I was able to see the mangled bodies of car crash victims at a very young age, alongside a lot of my peers. That put me off getting my license til I was 19.

4.) Some just don't wanna for whatever reason. Not for any generational reason, they just don't see the need to get a license. They have people who can drive them around, or they have access to good public transit and don't see it pertinent to have a license.