Adult Non-Drivers?

[MergedLoki]

I dunno how it is where you are but I'd say just get your full lisence in order to HAVE it and save future hassle down the road.

I hve a friend who never got his full lisence (why? well in his case 'i dont have a car' and the fact that he's lazy are his excuse). but now he has NO photo id whatsoever.

as his learners permit expired (5 years, never got his full lisence) so now if he WANTS his lisence he needs to go get his G1 (learners) again, then get his G2 and finally his full G (full lisence) so what WOULD have cost him $100 if he had done it a few years go will now cost him somewhere between $300 - $400 total (and will take him a year from when he gets his 'G1' again).

also this way if you get your full lisence you'll have it so that way you can drive a car when you're in the position to own one. (as you may not always live somewhere that has a dependable public transit system).

[tropicsgoddess]

I'm thirtymumble years old. I was born in Montreal, moved to Calgary all by my lonesome for 5 years when I was 21, then moved to Ottawa a few years later. THEN moved to England, and then Scotland a couple of years after that. (And I'm SO done packing and unpacking now!) I have never had a drivers licence. I think I've made it pretty far without one, actually.

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Since moving to the UK I've acquired a provisional licence (learner's), mostly for ID purposes so I don't have to carry my Canadian passport everywhere. There is talk of me taking driving lessons soonish. (I will be using an instructor, as my husband and I have both agreed that him teaching me is a BAD idea. He's a good driver, and we can build IKEA furniture together and not have it damage our marriage, but teaching me how to drive is a whooooole different story! )

I still don't care either way if I can drive or not, but since hubby doesn't drink at all if he's driving (as in, not even a pint with a meal), it would be nice if I could let him be the designated drinker for a change sometimes.

Good luck to the OP, whatever you decide to do about the licence situation!

SO is teaching me how to drive and for an even keel guy he's been doing his fair share of freak outs from my driving. I always tell him that I can cook, clean and better than I could drive.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I agree that you should at least get a licence. You don't have to use it, but you should have it.

I was very anxious about learning. I had been in a pretty bad wreck, I was nervous in cars, and I have a similar problem to Kiwi's in that the rules were difficult to master (dyscalculia is very similar to dyslexia in that memorizing rules is problematic, as is knowing your left from your right). And I don't know if dyslexics get lost all the time, but we sure do. Roads baffle me.

However, I have learned to be a good driver, and being able to be self sufficient in that way does wonders for a person's confidence levels.

If I can do it, believe me, YOU can do it.

[Jester]

...dyscalculia is very similar to dyslexia in that memorizing rules is problematic, as is knowing your left from your right. And I don't know if dyslexics get lost all the time, but we sure do. Roads baffle me.

I wonder if my Mom has dyscalculia. The woman could get lost in a phone booth. Hell, she could get lost in a phone book. We always thought she had something else, though. We referred to it as No Fucking Sense of Direction.

[LadyMage]

I'm going for my DL, but I'm getting it only so I can rent/drive a car when I travel.

I live in NYC - the public transit system here is excellent (while with its own...issues...). Anywhere you want to go, there is either a bus, a train, a cabbie or a cheap car service.

[MergedLoki]

I agree that you should at least get a licence. You don't have to use it, but you should have it.

I was very anxious about learning. I had been in a pretty bad wreck, I was nervous in cars, and I have a similar problem to Kiwi's in that the rules were difficult to master (dyscalculia is very similar to dyslexia in that memorizing rules is problematic, as is knowing your left from your right). And I don't know if dyslexics get lost all the time, but we sure do. Roads baffle me.

However, I have learned to be a good driver, and being able to be self sufficient in that way does wonders for a person's confidence levels.

If I can do it, believe me, YOU can do it.

that sucks. I have almost NO direction sense but i can at least figure out my rights and lefts (usually lol). thought about picking up a GPS for your car? They're pretty affordable right now. I got one for xmas last year and it's a lifesaver (well ok a time saver so i'm not asking for directions if i get turned around :P).

just a thought

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Believe me, I have thought about it. I think it sure would make my life easier. Couple friends have suggested the same thing to me. Probably will end up with one at some point.