I don’t drive. It’s not that there’s something wrong with me, I just don’t. I went on vacation the summer when I could have first taken Driver’s Training, so I was unable to… I came back and just didn’t have the desire to. I joke about wishing that I had my license, yeah, but I don’t really want it.
My mother loves it. She doesn’t have to worry about me getting into car accidents as much, because I’m usually home. I call her when I’m going out, so there’s no worry about me just up and leaving. My mom’s mom doesn’t understand why I don’t want to drive, but she supports me. Daddy is sort of apathetic about the whole thing…
But his family (and most every other adult) thinks that there is something seriously wrong with me. My Daddy’s parents have insisted that I go and spend a few weeks with them and my grandpa will teach me how to drive. This is in exchange for me taking care of him, because he’s going through chemotherapy. Er, wait, what? He’s going to show me how to drive when he’s sick, and could pass out? Oh, heck no! However, they believe that I really want to drive, and I’m just too afraid to say it in front of my mom.
Is it really that big of a deal that I’m a 17-year-old high school graduate who is leaving for college in the fall and has never taken a formal driving class (thereby not in possession of an Operator’s License)? I know how to drive, because I’ve had informal lessons from my mom and dad, but until I’m 18, it doesn’t count.
I don’t know, I just don’t understand why it’s such a big deal to some people. If I can’t drive, it’s affecting my immediate family, my boyfriend, and myself the most, isn’t it? It’s my immediate family’s choice to put me through Driver’s Ed, as they’ll be the ones paying for it, not my grandparents.
My lack of driving has impacted my neighbor, as well. Obviously, I don’t put a huge emphasis on driving, and she’s practically my sister, so I do something and she looks up to me about it (she’s two months my junior, but is exceptionally shy, and I’m one of her closest friends)… So my nonchalance about not having a license has her waiting to get her own as well. Her parents are glad that she’s waiting until she’s ready, and I’m glad to know that my friend looks up to me like that.
I’m not ready to drive, and I refuse to endanger anyone else on the road because I’m nervous or scared.
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I feel the same. I dont like to drive fast. An easy smoothe drive is very relaxing to me and thats my high. Safety is my high
At 19, I have only had permits. I am getting my license this summer, and took driver's ed when I was a junior. People can't believe I don't drive, but except for a few minor inconviences, it doesn't really seem neccessary. My family only has one car between five people, four of whom drive. (If you count my little sister who just got her permit, then we all drive, but my sister and I can't drive by ourselves.) So most of the time I wouldn't have a car anyways. When I am at college, there really isn't anything close by that I could drive to without going broke. If I need something, I simply wait until one of my friends wants to go out, and they usually invite me. The only real problem is getting home: My parents has to come get me, but through carpooling, I have made it much less of a drive. I save a lot more money than my friends, because I don't have to worry about gas or repairs.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/tricia0711
My parents want me to get my license when I turn 18, because I'm going away for college... But I can get home by train (we have a depot literally 5 minutes from our house. It's nice!), so there's no big deal for that. Where I'm going has public transportation. It's not something I see as vital for me right now. Perhaps when I hit my junior year, I'll get it. Perhaps. :)
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It actually makes so much more sense for you to wait. Your parents' insurance doesn't go up drastically, you don't have to pay for gas, they don't have to worry when you're out with the car. And in most states, you can get a license without taking driver's ed after you turn 18, so no one will have to pay for lessons you don't need. People should stop being so judgmental.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman