swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 seeing as i'm starting drving lessons soon and i have some way to go ... i wondered if anyone else is learning to drive and how they are getting on? if you can already drive then how many lessons did it take you to learn? sooooo talk all about driving :D (i didn't do too badly tonight with my dad just going round a car park .. only stalled it once :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Justine* Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I am 23 and don't have my lisence :embarrased: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I was very nervous when I first started... I was afraid to take control of the car. I was only 15 then, took driver's ed in school.. and by the end of 9 weeks.. I had my learner's permit. :) that summer.. I went for my operators liscense. (You had to be 16 then in the state of Florida) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 yeah sounds like its a little different in America .. we just apply for a provisional licence when you are 16 and then you can pass your test for the full licence when you are 17 ... so maybe lol in my dreams maybe i'll pass my test around Christmas ... hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 i got mine a month ago.... ahh, all the memories from that white vw polo... :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green eyes88 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 oh it's so complicated here in Israel... i had to take 50 lessons, and I only passed my third test- it cost a whole lot of money. I don't really like driving and I'm not so good at it either. I have had my license for exactly a month now But i still can't drive alone because i need a 3 month supervision, so only 2 months left :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 yeah sounds like its a little different in America .. we just apply for a provisional licence when you are 16 and then you can pass your test for the full licence when you are 17 ... so maybe lol in my dreams maybe i'll pass my test around Christmas ... hopefully the laws are different in each state... In NY I think you need to be 18 to get a driver's licsence... 16 for a learner's permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 thats weird .. 3 months supervision after you've passed :stunned: .. but yeah 50 lessons thats quite a lot but practice makes perfect and you can't be bad if you passed ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 yeah sounds like its a little different in America .. we just apply for a provisional licence when you are 16 and then you can pass your test for the full licence when you are 17 ... so maybe lol in my dreams maybe i'll pass my test around Christmas ... hopefully the laws are different in each state... In NY I think you need to be 18 to get a driver's licsence... 16 for a learner's permit. ohh i see ... i think i'd get confused easily if i lived in America lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green eyes88 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 well the minimum lessons you have to take is 28, usually people do 30 something. When I went to my first test I had had 40, and I took 5 more before each of the other two. Most people don't do 50, I just really suck at it... I realllllly don't like driving. I'd rather sit in the back and not worry about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 i'm thinking to take mines this september before get to uni...but i'll only take it if i get a new car (because my dad's car is too old to use it very often...) or if i'll go out to study... so may be i won't get it this year... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I hate being driven by somebody else. I like to be in control of my own destiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Get into my car Ian, slap bang comes the wall :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 i had 28 lessons, i think the record here is over 250. and i passed in first try, don't know how, since i never drove before, and most of my schoolmates who drove before, failed. well, you have nothing to be scared of. there's this guy with all the pedals down there, so if anything goes wrong, he can pull the steering wheel, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green eyes88 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 i guess driving isn't that bad. It's just that it started off bad for me when i couldn't pass the 2 tests and had to take 50 lessons....... oi i'm soooo glad i'm over and done with that stupid license- it really was a nightmare for me to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 a friend is taking driving lessons (car lessons) and he'll take less than 30 i think.. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 but then again... with three other drivers in the family and one car only,... it's not much use, and they don't let me drive it all alone. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 well yeah thats the thing .. once you have passed you then have to get a car .... i'll probably have enough by the time i learn but i will be out of money then ... especially as cars in the UK are so expensive :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 i am not thinking about buying myself a car yet... well, i'd need money, and i don't really need a car right away, ... and i probably wouldn't seem safe enough driving one alone... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 lol you can't be that bad a driver .. especially if you've passed .. doesn't the freedom of being able to go where you want to, exactly when you want to appeal to you? i think thats why i can't wait to drive :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 yes, but it is scary at the same time. and how i passed, is still beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 lol come on there must be some self belief in you somewhere! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxie Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 no, we had a fight and it left me. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colduser Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Driving is awesome. It is almost therapeutic to me sometimes. I look at it as a real life video game where you better not lose. I've been driving since I was 15 and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowedinamessage Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 since you were 15! i wish i could have driven a couple of years ago .. not sure you can be trusted at that age with a car though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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