Driving

[SonicChaos7]

I pay attention on where I'm going and what's going on around me. It's just other people don't. I may not know what road I should be on, but I'll at least look and see if it says north, south, east, or west.

[Drace]

Why don't you people take a BIKE TO FRICKING GET PLACES YOU LAZY BUMS! No.1 Transportation in Holland: The Car. No.2, close follow-up: The Bicylce. No.3: Trains. No.4: Bus No.5: Walking.

[Tomi]

I'll tell you my reason.  I go to school 20 miles from where I live.  That would be a long way to bike...

[Drighton]

I have to commute to and from school and work 30+ miles. I would have to wake up more than 2 hours before school to make it there on time and also shower upon arrival.
In Texas - a short bike ride would have you drenched.

[Prpl_Mage]

Driving licence is divided in two parts, the written and a driving.
It cost quite alot to take driving lessons and all, my older brother is taking his licence tthis year.

But alot of teens have scooters or motorbikes here, itīs from 15+. Cars are 18+. I actually wish that someone would kill himself in an accident with a scooter so that the parents of all the people who drives like maniacs would take their vehicles away from them.

But thatīs just my point of view.

[Archem]

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Augh, Houston. Ew. Driving in Houston is as bad as driving in the DFWM area. Except worse somehow.

Hells yeah! We've got, like, the highest accident levels around! It's no wonder I don't want to drive...

[FFL2and3rocks]

I'm 17 and haven't started yet. I tried to start a while ago though; my dad took me to the DMV so I could take the written test. He thought he had everything, but the DMV changed the rules between the time my older brother did it and now, so I couldn't take the test. >_<
Now you have to be enrolled in a driving school to take the written test...
The only driving school nearby is run by Asians, so my mom doesn't want to take me to that one. I know, sounds racist, but that's what she said. @_@

[aboutasoandthis]

I just finished taking Driver's Ed. I live in Illinois so it sounds wierd to me.

Here you can either wait till your 18+ to go and take the written and driving test and get your license, or you if you will turn 16 before a certain date of the year you can take a Driver's Ed class. I think the date is in March. I was born on March 5th so I got in early.

To take the class, you start with the written test. If you pass, you can take the class and they give you a permit while class is in session. You can only drive with 1 other person other than an immediate family member but you must have a guardian there!

Here they go by your class grades. The class has 2 grades. One for actually driving in class, and another just doing written tests. If you can get a B average in both classes you DON'T have to take the big driving test when you get your license. (I had a B+ in the written class and a C+ in driving and they said I could bypass the test. I chose to take it anyway.

The permit lasts for 1 year. When the class is over, I think you have an extra year to keep the permit. To finally get your liscence you need:
+The written class certificate (Well now it's by computer)
+Your passing Driver's Test (Again computer)
+Social Security Card
+25 Hours of Recorded Driving (Like a permission slip signed by your parents).
+Birth Certificate
+Signature
+Proof of residency
+You need to take the bigger Driving Test (unless you have the B average bypass).
That's how you get your liscence here. I'm a really good driver and have never come close to an accident which is a miracle considering where I live.

 Originally Posted by Drace
 

Why don't you people take a BIKE TO FRICKING GET PLACES YOU LAZY BUMS! No.1 Transportation in Holland: The Car. No.2, close follow-up: The Bicylce. No.3: Trains. No.4: Bus No.5: Walking.

I wish I could. I used to walk places all the time. I used to go to high school where I could walk there easily but I had to transfer to another school (Which is like 34 miles away WTF?).

I live 2 miles away from St. Clair County which is the largest and most accident prone shopping area in the midwest. I used to walk to the movie theatre and the mall and stuff everyday, but a new law stops me from doing that. I have a 5 lane superhighway right in front of my house (when there are no cops it sounds like the ocean!) and the law says I have to face traffic to walk on the side of the street. That means I have to cross an entire highway where the speed limit is 50mph and walk on the dangerous side of the road because there are no sidewalks. When you're walking over a bridge where to your left, you see at least 3 stories down and to your right you see 50mph cars facing you. (I don't care what statistics say. Cars facing you are a lot scarier than cars behind you!) I can't walk to my new school and I can't walk to the places I like to go.

In america, we say we're trying to get healthier, but simple effective stuff like walking we can't do. If they built more sidewalks and stuff there would be a lot more people walking, including me.

BTW: I should be able to get my license by the time the next school semester starts.

[SonicChaos7]

Let's see me bike over 100 miles to college while trying to haul everything I need up there with me.

[Weregnome]

Yer.. I should really go driving... I have my Learner's License. I don't have confidence though... its probably cos in the middle of a chemistry test I heard that my m8s were in a car accident... they're fine... just since then it makes me more weary.

Here u need to be 16+ to drive (I'm 18). U do a written test, then on Learner's License, u need to do 50 hours (or maybe 40.. can't remember) driving, 10 at night (including driving lessons.. which they are about $50). Once you do this, you have a driving test. Then u get P plates, where u can drive without experinced drivers.  Its over 2 years, where u do P1 and P2 where u do a massive test to get your P2. After P2 you go to full license... alot of money needed.

[Drace]

Originally posted by Tomi
I'll tell you my reason.  I go to school 20 miles from where I live.  That would be a long way to bike...

I know 2 people who bike 20 KM to school. Still, you got a point. I blame it on yer stupid big *** cities. I bike exactly 4 and a half minute to school.