Are there any adults(20-40yrs) out there who don't drive & never got their drivers liscense?
450228
I have two friends who don't drive (both are 24) and it is a constant burden to their parents and their friends. If you don't live in a city where bicycling or bus transit is easy, you have to drive and if you don't drive, your friends/relatives have to drive you and it is irritating to say the least.\n\nFor them it is great, they just get drunk and expect people to take them home. If you are planning on not getting a license then be ready to either pick up a boyfriend who is such a puppydog he'll pick you up and dop you off or some friends who don't mind being a doormat.\n\nAs for reasons, the one guy simply uses the excuse of "I'm not good at it" because he is either too afraid of driving or has it too cushy with us driving him around all the time.\n\nThe second guy...wait I think he does have a license but doesn't have a car. He lives about an hour away and is unable to hang out often because his mother must drive him and no one is willing to make the trip.\n\nLong story short, get your license or live in san francisco
884731
well you get some and you have some .we golden oldies are not all that bad,but i would never dare put a younger person down .you sound like a good person.who cared for your new car and the safety of your children.dont let an old biiddy get you down.maybe that same old lady "if you see her again"will need your help.in parking her old jalopy one day.from mikhal in israel.
674919
you can still get your license, but many states make you wait longer if you dont take drivers ed. there are independent driving schools though.
153420
I'm totally for teen driving restrictions..it gives you time to learn in a more restrictive way without so many distractions before you "go it alone", I am however not at all supportive of raising the driving age...I want my son home the first few years he's driving (when people are likelier to have accidents) so that by the time he's 'going it alone' he's got a few supervised years experience under his belt...plus, as your parents- we love you & want you safe :)
125980
Driving without a license (i.e. without having passed a driving test) is a crime here in the UK but it's not altogether heinous.\n\nThere must be something you can do. Why not check with the UK consulate nearest to you. Take heart - we let Mike Tyson in and he's a convicted rapist!
481162
I was extremely excited and nervous when I learned. I learned how to drive (with my learner's permit) in one month...then took the test (and passed).  However, I did have 2 accidents within months of getting my license.  \nWhat I'm trying to say is, you can learn the basics of driving pretty quickly....but it takes years of experience to be a good driver.  \nMy suggestion is to take it easy and slow...no need to rush anywhere. Always be aware of your surroundings (you never know when something/someone will run out in front of your car). And, it's ok to be afraid....driving is a big responsibility and shouldn't be taken lightly.
784384
I live in New Hampshire and have lived here all my life. When you're 15 and a half you may begin driving with a parent/guardian in the passenger seat, and you do not need an actual permit. As of 16, after taking a Driver's Education course and completing the required number of driving and observing hours you may take the driver's test at the DMV. If you pass you will recieve your license (it's not very hard.) After you recieve your license you're kind of on probation for a while. For example, for the first six months you can only have one or two passengers in the car and they have to be related to you (I believe.) If you get a single ticket you automatically lose your license for 20 days.\n\nHope I could help!
76503
In California, you must be 18 years of age to drive alone without an adult. 16 years of age to drive with an adult.
112449
It depends on where you live. Many states have "Cinderella curfews," where the driver cannot be out past midnight without a note from an employer. Others have restrictions regarding the number of passengers or age of those passengers. For specific information based on where you live, visit the website of your state's Department of Motor Vehicles. You can find this site by running a Yahoo search with the name of your state and "DMV."
1063637
No. You don't have a valid driver's license and aren't allowed to drive anywhere.\n\nBest wishes and God bless.
966202
Got it on the second try.\nTrick is, you have to drive like the people you HATE to be stuck behind on the road... 5mph below the speed limit, overly cautious when turning onto another street, basically drive like you were a 70 year old lady.
12201
Drinking and driving is a great concern here (in the US) where many teenagers have access to the family automobile.  It is possible to learn how to drive in a relatively short time for example using Drivers Ed (I began on my 16th birthday - 67 years ago today!) but it takes much longer to integrate all the new knowledge with experience behind the wheel.  For example a skilled driver can spot danger well ahead even while wistling their favorite tune while a beginner may be entering a rotary (roundabout?) for the very first time.\n\nExperiments have proved that if two piano players start to drink until both are drunk at a given blood alcohol concentration, the less experienced piano player (with newly learned skills) will perform well below normal ability far sooner than the piano Pro (with well ingrained skills).\n\nTherefore it follows that new drivers drinking while still integrating skills under age 21 are more prone to lose their skills and judgement and cause fatal accidents, killing themselves and their friends and people standing or driving nearby.  Many below the age of 21 are still in high school and even drive to school.  Eighteen to 21 is an important transition age in many ways.  \n\nNo one should drink and drive - and no one wants to lose their teenaged sons or daughters.\n\nIt is good that UK children are taught moderation, hopefully in all things.
884947
If they raised the legal driving age to 30, then 30 year olds would be causing fatal crashes daily.  They're new to driving and still getting the hang of it.  Yes, some of it has to do with irresponsibility, but for the most part they aren't skilled enough to know how to manoever their way around sticky situations.  It takes time and practice to be really good at something, no matter what age a person is.
1062199
i totally agree with you on the fact that driving is a privelege.  I know a couple of people with duis and they just work the system and i also think it is about money because most people pay high dollar to get thier license back.
623704
The last time I was at the DMV, there was an elderly gentleman there getting his license renewed, and he needed a f*ing walker to get up to the thing where you look and see where the lights are flashing.\nI watched as he messed up like 5 times, and THEY RENEWED IT!\n\nI couldn't believe it.\n\nI honestly think you should be required to take driving tests to renew every 10 years after you hit 60.\n\nI do think part of it is that, a lot of the 80 yr olds that are from a different time. Most didn't grow up driving on interstates... or in busy traffic.
526005
That's a rude generalization. People don't use their turn signal less and less as they get old. I've seen people around my age who don't use their turn signals and I'm 18.
155680
Yes, but we're often taught to ignore them. Which sucks, because they are there for a reason, to keep us alive.\n\nI get them before serious traffic accidents. When I was 19 I was driving to by BF's house and after I got off the highway I felt this strange twist in my gut and I shook it off. Less than 5 min later some 16 year old driving his dad's car took the front end off of my car and I broke my right arm and had to have a pin put in it.\n\nNow when I get that feeling I pull over until it passes on it's own.