You from Texas?Weird stuff. I have a relative who is 25 is still doesn't even have a learners permit.
I got my learners permit when I was 15 and a half years old and had a license at 16 bought a car at 18.been driving since I was 12.
I'm from California , I drove a truck in rural Mexico as a kid. I could also drive a truck in the inland empire as kid.You from Texas?
It's called a taxi you country bumpkinI remember back in HS I saw my nurse being dropped off by an older lady (could be her mom), and the nurse was sitting in the backseat by herself.
That always puzzled me
This I love to drive.Especially road trips. Usually take two a monthI got my license when I was 16. I couldn't imagine being without a vehicle.
There are a lot of reasons why people can't drive. I'm legally blind in one eye and colorblind, my depth perception is all out of whack.. but I'm just barely on the right side of the margin in each case for me to be able to drive. I just fucking hate doing it, so I don't drive much.
If my left eye didn't compensate so well for my right, I'd not be able to drive. If I was colorblind in a broader area of the spectrum (I can't see many shades of yellow, they appear washed-out or white to me - and that affects oranges, greens, etc) then I wouldn't be able to get a license (a provisional one might have been available though), and if I had just a hair less depth perception then I would not be able to get a license. I also have next to no peripheral vision in my right eye, so that's another thing.
A lot of people don't like admitting personal handicaps. Me, I don't give a shit, this is the internet. Not like we were going to fuck anyway.
2010 welcomes you! Where have you been?One thing people who don't drive are side-stepping in here . . .
Properly buying groceries is dang near impossible without a car. Sure you can cram two or three grocery bags full and haul them on the train or bus. OR, maybe once every month you could get a taxi and load up with the bulk of your groceries then. I know when I do a proper grocery shopping (as a single person living alone), I'll often come back with 6 or 8 bags full. I honestly would find it much more difficult for this aspect alone.
THEN, the other aspect, is being more town-bound to your location. I can take off any time to the mountains an hour and a half away in one direction, or a beautiful lake with a great beach 45 minutes in a different direction. I live about midpoint between two larger centres and depending on what's going on I can choose to go to either location at the drop of a hat. For all of the above transit would be pretty much impossible let alone much more inconvenient.
Having your own vehicle adds an amazing amount of flexibility and freedom that non-drivers have no idea about. It makes no sense - except for the gentleman from Singapore or if you literally are physically unable to drive.