Minimum Age 40 to Drive a Trishaw? Govt Floated It, Now It's in Limbo

In August a Deputy Minister said three-wheeler passenger drivers may need to be at least 40, up from the current 18, so school leavers stop heading straight into tuk driving instead of learning a trade. Within days the Cabinet spokesman said no final decision had been made, so the idea is still hanging there, neither dead nor law. Supporters say a higher floor would push young people toward vocational skills first and put more mature, less reckless drivers behind the wheel, since impatience and racing for fares get blamed on younger riders. Opponents point to research showing most trishaw drivers are already in their 30s and 40s, not teenagers, so the rule would mostly lock out the very people it claims to help, cutting off a livelihood many families lean on right after school when there's no other job waiting. If you drive a trishaw, or your household depends on one for income, would a 40 age floor change anything in practice, or is this just a press briefing line that goes nowhere? Share what you're seeing on the ground. ත්‍රිරෝද රථ ධාවකයින්ට අවම වයස අවුරුදු 40ක් දැමීම හොඳද, නරකද? ඔබේ අදහස කියන්න.