Driver's License Poll

[skeeliteful]

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.

[treblk]

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

[CrimsonTide4]

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.

[TheEpitome1920]

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

[FeeFee]

Originally posted by TonyB06
yeah, right. You know MamaFeeFee was not letting your fast behind have that much autonomy at 18.

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

[D.COM]

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

Then this year I got my first one for speeding 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

[aopirose]

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!

[NOWorNEVER]

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

[DSTinguished1]

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

[Rain Man]

.....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.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by FeeFee
25
Here in NYC, there's no rush to get a driver's license at a young age because our transportation system runs 24 hours a day. Plus, there are hella taxicabs to hail.

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.

[Bamboozled]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
I was 23. Coulda and shoulda at 16 but I didn't.

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

[gamma_girl52]

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

[Steeltrap]

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.

[btb87]

16 - 2 weeks after my birfday.