Re: Learning to Drive

Desert Lily · ‎06-24-2011

When I was a kid, my parents had our house built in a new subdivision. It was one of the first homes there.

My dad taught me to drive there when I was 12. We never told my mom I was driving around the subdivision then. Yikes.

In high school, I had Driver's Ed. During a "Behind the Wheel" actual driving session practice, the instructor asked me, "How did you know to put your hands at the 10 and 12 o'clock spots?"

My dad was a fast driver, especially when he dropped me off at school on his commute to work. I won't tell how fast he'd drive Lol.

I then taught my younger cousin to drive in the parking lot of a mall where my family had one of its stores. I used my mom's car.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

Driver's Ed in high school, with one of the the most wonderful teachers I have ever had.

lgfan · ‎10-19-2012

I remember going to a car sale for repossessed cars. You were not allowed to test drive them and it was cash only sales. You weren't even allowed to check under the hood to see the engine. I refused to buy a car that I could not test drive or check under the hood.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

High school drivers ed class (pretty useless actually) and 2 family members; took my driving test in a 1973 Plymouth Fury.

My husband and I taught both our girls, altho our oldest did better with instruction from him, and youngest did better with me. My husband pretty much stayed close to our neighborhood with his driving lessons as well as a trip to the DMV lot to practice parking on every outing.

I took the girls out at all hours of the day and dark of night, in rain, fog, and lots of one lane backroads as well as interstate driving.

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

It was taught in my high school. I had to be 15 and 7 months to get a learners permit and 16 to get an actual license. There would be 3 of us who would go after school with an instructor and practice. Of course that was when Phoenix wasn't as crowded and some roads were still dirt. Lake Pleasant was considered out in the boonies. Now I live not to far from it.

Blondie59 · ‎01-04-2019

I had drivers ed in school, and my dad also took me to the church parking lot on Sunday afternoon to practice. I think having the training gave my parents a break on their insurance. Next, II wanted to get a job, so my dad got a loan at his credit union, and we bought a Datsun Honey Bee (before Datsun became Nissan). That car got me through college, and I paid my dad $80 a month for the loan. Not long after I paid it off, it died. My next car was a stick shift, which I bought without knowing how to drive it. My boyfriend (now husband) had to teach me how to drive it. Lots of tears, but eventually, I was able to drive it, and drove across the country several times. We still have a vehicle with a standard transmission, I don't think it will ever be stolen since driving a stick is a lost art.

thanks for the fun topic!

Lakelife62 · ‎05-09-2023

@Blondie59 wrote:
I had drivers ed in school, and my dad also took me to the church parking lot on Sunday afternoon to practice. I think having the training gave my parents a break on their insurance. Next, II wanted to get a job, so my dad got a loan at his credit union, and we bought a Datsun Honey Bee (before Datsun became Nissan). That car got me through college, and I paid my dad $80 a month for the loan. Not long after I paid it off, it died. My next car was a stick shift, which I bought without knowing how to drive it. My boyfriend (now husband) had to teach me how to drive it. Lots of tears, but eventually, I was able to drive it, and drove across the country several times. We still have a vehicle with a standard transmission, I don't think it will ever be stolen since driving a stick is a lost art.

thanks for the fun topic!

I also had a Datsun Honey Bee!!!!!!!!!!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

My first NEW car was a 1978 Datsun B-210. Oh my goodness, that thing was so ugly. I have no idea why I chose it but it wasn't a bad car - just ugly!

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
My first NEW car was a 1978 Datsun B-210. Oh my goodness, that thing was so ugly. I have no idea why I chose it but it wasn't a bad car - just ugly!

@chickenbutt

Don't feel too bad about that Datsun. I'm sure it was a step up from the brown Studebaker I had to share with my mom. That was one pug-ugly car! Mom was a good sport and allowed me to decorate it with bright flower stickers. Anyone remember "Rickie Tickie Stickies"?

"Breathe in, breathe out, move on." Jimmy Buffett

lgfan · ‎10-19-2012

@shoesnbags wrote:
@chickenbutt wrote:
My first NEW car was a 1978 Datsun B-210. Oh my goodness, that thing was so ugly. I have no idea why I chose it but it wasn't a bad car - just ugly!
@chickenbutt
Don't feel too bad about that Datsun. I'm sure it was a step up from the brown Studebaker I had to share with my mom. That was one pug-ugly car! Mom was a good sport and allowed me to decorate it with bright flower stickers. Anyone remember "Rickie Tickie Stickies"?

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