AIBU to refuse scooter lifts for our children in Sicily?

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Afternoon all, my DH is Italian, he grew up in Rome but his grandmother is Sicilian and the family own a home down in Sicily, quite rural, 1 hour walk from the home to the nearest village with shops and further to a beach/city.

We usually visit every summer, this year our 2 DC are 11 and 12 and have increasingly found the trip quite boring, their cousins are all a bit older at 16/17/18.
DH has suggested we let their cousins who all have scooter licenses take them to the beach or into Syracuse some days, by allowing the children to ride on the back.
He claims this was normal and some of his fondest memories are taking his younger cousin out and about on his scooter when he was old enough to.

I don’t like it at all, I’m not happy with the idea of the children riding on the back of scooters at all, we always rent a car for getting about, but least of all do I want them being with teenagers who maybe aren’t as safety conscious and going all the way in to Syracuse which is a good 35 minutes away.

DH thinks I am being over protective.

AIBU?

If you werent there your husband has PR and has the right to make the decision himself (or if you were separated/divorced)

Obviously its better you both agree but there isnt really a compromise here, they either do, or they dont. Theres no mid ground

Its normal in lots of countries, but I get the apprehension

Perhaps the best you can do is ensure that you do have insurance that covers accidents like that so you know you can get health care properly (although I assume they have Italian nationality anyway)

This would be a no from me, I think times have changed