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While humans technically can fit inside of petivilleauto, common complaints describe issues of being to small to be comfortable and the seats being not suitable for human frames. The compact nature of Kem cars, generally result in species who are on average bigger than Kemonomimi are generally advised by the automobile industry not to purchase a petivilleauto types of vehicles out of safety concerns and lack of comfortability. Petivilleauto virtually have all been designed and manufactured within the [[Federation of the Southern Coast|Federation]] without exception.
Kem cars are not uncommon in the [[Tavari Union]], where they are almost entirely linked to the politically and socially controversial institution of [[Child labour in the Tavari Union|child labour]]. In some cases children as young as 12 can be employed in the Tavari Union, though the absolute minimum driving age is 14. In the Tavari-speaking world, [[Orc|orcs]] are the majority species, and while adult orcs are almost universally too large to comfortably fit inside a Kem car, orcish children often can fit in them. With their small size, limited speed, low cost, and high level of engineering focus on safety features, Kem cars became popular for use by children for work-related transportation needs because, unlike something such as a golf cart, a Kem car can be legally driven on city streets. Kem cars are used, for example, by children who are street vendors to bring their cart or equipment into town for the day, or by children who are employed as domestic workers at a home that is not served by public transportation. They are also used for transport just within a single work site or property, where a driver's license would not be required anyway.
In [[Tavaris]], the driving age is 16 in most circumstances but those aged 14 or older can apply for a permit with their [[Provinces of Tavaris|provincial government]] to drive on a pre-registered, approved route to and from work or school, with deviation from that route disallowed. The other countries descended from Tavaris have largely inherited this same system. These special permits are not always approved, with authorities generally disinclined to grant approval unless there are no alternative options such as bus service or public transport available for the individual child. This stems from older laws permitting children who live in rural communities to drive tractors to and from school in the absence of school bus service. Kem cars, while not designed for rural use, do see use in rural parts of Tavaris, but are actually most common in suburban areas that have developed street networks but fewer public transport options. They are most popular in the northeastern provinces of Enaro Tavar and Lansai, the southern province of Motai, and the western province of Odai in Tavaris; they are exceptionally popular in the [[Avtovati Isles]] and [[Metrati Anar]] where public transport is the least developed and the labour force is smallest. Kem cars were once popular in [[Acronis]], but in 2023, Acronis changed the minimum working age to 16, thus eliminating nearly the entire market for the vehicles in the country.
As in the Federation, Kem cars are prohibited on expressways in the Tavari Union. In Tavaris, they are also generally prohibited from crossing provincial boundaries. Kem cars are issued special number plates that immediately identify them as unlawful to drive on expressways, and they are required to be outfitted with reflectors and caution signs.
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