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Driving
Aug 31, 2015 9:34:42 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 31, 2015 9:34:42 GMT -5
In my bid to become a ~real~ adult I recently drove a car for the first time. I am aware this is not a big deal.
Those of you who are my age, do you/are you learning/have learnt to drive? Are you any good?
Those of you who have experience, how can I improve my driving (ie. not parking the car by simply stalling)?
ty.
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Aug 31, 2015 9:57:37 GMT -5
Post by Tryina Denouement on Aug 31, 2015 9:57:37 GMT -5
In Indonesia, many well-to-do children learn to drive at 14 or 15. I've pleaded for my parents to teach me how to drive, but they don't want to teach me yet. Many of my friends can drive already.
Also, many Indonesians learn to ride a motorbike from 12 or 13 years old, but they get a driving license at 17.
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Aug 31, 2015 10:15:38 GMT -5
Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Aug 31, 2015 10:15:38 GMT -5
I don't know your age but I'm 21 and I started driving this year. I already took the written test and did great, now I have to practice a little bit more to do the part of the exam where you actually drive. I need more time to do stuff.
Advices:
-Look at the mirrors. A lot. All the time. -Take it easy. When other drivers make you nervous you can do a lot of mistakes. -To park you simply have to be near the other car, go on reverse and then move the wheel one turn to the side where you want to park, move reaaaaaally slow watching on your mirror until the... uhm street cord? I don't know what it's called anyway continue until it disappears. Then move the wheel completely to the other side and move slowly slowly slowly until you're parked. Put the wheel straight and ta-da!
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Aug 31, 2015 10:25:52 GMT -5
Post by Michelle Denouement on Aug 31, 2015 10:25:52 GMT -5
I'm 22 and I still don't have a driver's license. I tried driving when I was 17, but I was on the verge of a panic attack. Plus, for a year and a half, I went to uni in a major city (600,000 in the city proper, more than a million in the metro area) with a public transportation system that can get me within walking distance of 90% of the county, so I had no need for one. Where I grew up, most people started driver's ed at 15, got their permits at 15 and a half, and their licenses at 16.
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Aug 31, 2015 12:43:56 GMT -5
Post by bandit on Aug 31, 2015 12:43:56 GMT -5
My father is very angry that I don't want to learn how to drive, because he doesn't like picking me up from school. I might end up being forced by the end of this year. It's common practice for everyone here to start at 15.
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Aug 31, 2015 12:54:39 GMT -5
Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 31, 2015 12:54:39 GMT -5
I started when I was 18 and got until the point of taking the written exam. I stupidly waited too long and the validity of the classes I took expired. Since then I never had the need for driving; public transport is quicker, and I don't have much money to buy a car anyway. So I'm waiting until I'm done studying to get my license.
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Driving
Aug 31, 2015 13:03:20 GMT -5
Post by B. on Aug 31, 2015 13:03:20 GMT -5
I don't know your age but I'm 21 and I started driving this year. I already took the written test and did great, now I have to practice a little bit more to do the part of the exam where you actually drive. I need more time to do stuff. Advices: -Look at the mirrors. A lot. All the time. -Take it easy. When other drivers make you nervous you can do a lot of mistakes. -To park you simply have to be near the other car, go on reverse and then move the wheel one turn to the side where you want to park, move reaaaaaally slow watching on your mirror until the... uhm street cord? I don't know what it's called anyway continue until it disappears. Then move the wheel completely to the other side and move slowly slowly slowly until you're parked. Put the wheel straight and ta-da! I'm in my last year of secondary school, so my aim is to pass my test by April/June? Idk if that's ambitious, but I just started. Thanks for the tips!
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Post by penne on Aug 31, 2015 16:40:44 GMT -5
my mom took me driving a few times, but i wasn't really into it. i feel like you have to pay attention to everything at once, and, although i don't have a problem with it as a passenger, driving at high (or just regular not-incredibly-slow) speeds makes me uncomfortable. still, i'll probably try to get my license next year, when all this getting-into-uni studying frenzy is finally over
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Sept 3, 2015 13:34:14 GMT -5
Post by Isadora Is a Door on Sept 3, 2015 13:34:14 GMT -5
This is Anka posting here, too lazy to log in with my own account or to type this whole post on my phone. I'm a bit confused by some posts in this thread, are people in other countries allowed to drive with parents or anything before they get a license? Because here not, except in a few supervised driving practice places.
People are allowed to get a license when they are 17 here, I got it when I was 19. I took a ridiculously long amount of time and needed more practical driving lessons than any other person I know, and I spent about 2000 Euros for that. I would probably have given up somewhere in the middle if I hadn't already spent lots of money on it. Also my parents would probably have refused to drive me anywhere then, they would have said I have to either learn how to drive or find other ways to get to places because I'm an adult.
There is one thing about driving that I'm somewhere between worried and excited about: I'm going to move to the UK at some point, where people drive on the left side of the road and the cars are the other way round, and I have no idea if that will be difficult or not, and if I need any lessons for that or anything. I know I am allowed to drive here with the license I have, but that doesn't necessarily mean I can. Does anyone here have experience with driving on different sides?
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Sept 4, 2015 3:13:25 GMT -5
Post by Invisible on Sept 4, 2015 3:13:25 GMT -5
I started lessons when I was 20, so been driving for three years. I recently took a test but failed. But failed with only four minor faults.
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Sept 4, 2015 7:27:15 GMT -5
Post by B. on Sept 4, 2015 7:27:15 GMT -5
This is Anka posting here, too lazy to log in with my own account or to type this whole post on my phone. I'm a bit confused by some posts in this thread, are people in other countries allowed to drive with parents or anything before they get a license? Because here not, except in a few supervised driving practice places. People are allowed to get a license when they are 17 here, I got it when I was 19. I took a ridiculously long amount of time and needed more practical driving lessons than any other person I know, and I spent about 2000 Euros for that. I would probably have given up somewhere in the middle if I hadn't already spent lots of money on it. Also my parents would probably have refused to drive me anywhere then, they would have said I have to either learn how to drive or find other ways to get to places because I'm an adult. Yeah the age here is 17 and you can't drive before that- though they can't stop you if you are driving on private land under parental supervision.
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Sept 4, 2015 8:12:59 GMT -5
Post by bandit on Sept 4, 2015 8:12:59 GMT -5
That's not really much help, unless a lot of people own long stretches of road or something.
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Sept 4, 2015 22:40:46 GMT -5
Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Sept 4, 2015 22:40:46 GMT -5
That's not really much help, unless a lot of people own long stretches of road or something. Farms, maybe? This thread has good timing. I am just about to start the process of learning to drive and getting a licence. Here I think you can start at 17 or something. I left it a bit late, but that's mostly because I see little point in my driving. I use public transport to get around usually, and I enjoy that. When it's necessary I lean on the kindness of car-owning and driving people, but most of the time it isn't. The area I live in is well-serviced by buses, trains and trams, so I'm lucky in that respect. A driver's licence is meant to be, I dunno, a useful thing to have, according to family members, so I'm going ahead and getting one, in part to shut them up. There is no way in hell I can afford a car, and anyway I've always wanted a motorbike instead. *grumps around*
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Post by B. on Sept 5, 2015 8:27:46 GMT -5
That's not really much help, unless a lot of people own long stretches of road or something. As a matter of fact, we do own long stretches of road #richkids
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Post by bryan on Sept 6, 2015 22:03:29 GMT -5
I got my permit at sixteen and license at 17 which is normal in NJ. I like to say I'm potatoing awful at driving but I'm good usually. I've definitely been surrounded with opportunities to have been pulled over though. Like. A lot.
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A lot But I've always avoided it!
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