Permit at 15.

License at 18. I didn't have a car and my best friend didn't mind driving me everywhere, so I didn't see the point in getting it.

18 :D and you C.O.U.L.D.N.'T. tell me NUFFIN!!!

I had my permit at 16, took driver's ed, passed it and everything. . . just had some unfortunate incidents happen that kept me away from the DMV for a few years.:(

I got mine at 17 although I drove a whole summer without it.:o

Hursh TonyB!!!
Mama FeeFee would've been just fine with me driving @ 18.

Permit at 15.
License at 16.
And made 10 years without getting a ticket...

Then this year I got my first one for speeding :rolleyes: :p There was an ADT van and another car hogging BOTH lanes AND going BELOW the speed limit (I hate it when they are evenly next to each other like that) - as soon as I got a chance I sped up to pass the ADT van, and wham out of nowhere two motorcycle cops showed up. I didn't even bother explaining and just took the ticket. Paid it and moved on with my life :cool:

17. Got my first and only speeding ticket at 20. I was doing 30 in a 25 and the campus po-po pulled me over. What can I say? It was a pretty day after days of rain and I was living life in the fast lane!

Permit at 15
License at 16, even though I failed the road test once

Been Driving Since~ 14 (my father would let me drive around the neighborhood)

Permit~ 15

License~ 16
First Car~ 17 (A beat up old Lemon that I wouldnt even call a car. More like a random apparatus)

0-Tickets (knock on wood)

2 minor accidents

CT4, don't feel bad.....
 

.....I got my first license at the age of 22 (Friday, June 14, 1996).

Things happen.

BTW, that was my 3rd attempt to get a license. The first time was in '93, got my temps, no one would let me practice driving, and my temps expired, the 2nd time was in '95, I was practice driving, but no one would let me borrow their car for the exam, so the temps expired again, the 3rd time was in '96, and I had even taken a driving school course. It took 2 tries to get my license, the 1st time I passed maneuverability but failed the road test, the 2nd time I had to bribe someone into using their car by paying $75. It worked, and the rest is history.

ETA: Before I had a car, I rode a bicycle EVERYWHERE through any type of weather (think 40 Year Old Virgin). But I loved my bike. The only reason why I got a car was because it was becoming more of a necessity than a luxury. Looking back, I just didn't think that having a car at 17/18/19 years old without making sufficient money to properly care, maintain, and insure it was a very smart thing to do. So while I did get clowned for riding a bicycle, all things considered, I think it was a good choice.

I still don't have a license, but I have a permit. I took driver's ed in HS, but I never pursued it. So now I am starting over again.

Re: Driver's License Poll
 

For real? Learn something new about folks every day. I was 16.

I got my liscence at 23 :o which is bad because UNLIKE New York, the rail system in the A doesn't run all day and night :(

License at 21 years, 3 months. January 2, 1986. I had to get it in order to have an internship with the Los Angeles Times. :cool:

16 - 2 weeks after my birfday.