Tropers that Can't Drive (and Over 16)

@45

Boring, but Practical.

I live in an area with very good public transportation, so I'm not really sufferring from the fact that I can't drive at the age of 20. My parents, however, really do want me to drive, and I was thinking about it.

Maybe i should, at least for emergencies. Unfortunately, my memory is absolutely terrible, so I may not retain a lot of information i would learn from driving lessons. Also, I get kinda dizzy when i concentrate on something (like staring at a screen or out a window) while sitting in the front of the car whenever one of my parents drive. If I can't look out a window when being a passenger, I'm certainly worried if i ever do get behind the wheel.

Hello everyone my name is Jason and i just made an account a few days ago and finally started to use it. It is a pleasure to meet you all

I'm a New Yorker too. My family only has one car so it wouldn't make much of a difference if I could drive or not.

I'm 17.

I haven't gotten my permit.

I have little to no motor skills.

I have my provisional licence letting me start to start being taught and drive with an already qualified driver in the passanger seat.

Can't drive though, tried starting my dads car and I couldn't get it to.
Plus kinda worried i'm gonna kill someone if I start drviing.

@20

yup

My poor vision (due to having one eye. among other things) means that I won't be able to drive or obtain a license. And I'm currently 17, so... here I am.

I have yet to convince my parents to give me a license

edited 5th Dec '16 6:00:36 AM by ewolf2015

I can't drive and I'm 30.

I got my permit once when I was 18, I drove once and then decided never to drive again. I was going to drive again but I never got around going a second time. The only part I hated about driving was going in reverse.

edited 5th Dec '16 8:52:30 AM by Halberdier17

I'm doing my license at the moment. I already passed the theory and I've already had 4 (about 60-90 minutes) lessons. I need at least 12 lessons and I'll probably need A LOT more. I'm doing a manual license and actually the clutch and stick aren't my main problem, but I really have problems to do so many things at a time... I forget to look, I drive to close to the pavement, I forget to look at shields... I think my driving instructor really is annoyed with me already. I expect to be "done" in about 3 months, let's see if i maybe can write that I did pass, against all odds, but right now I'm not sure if it's not just a waste of money...

edited 22nd Dec '16 10:10:37 AM by Hjortron18

The family (as well as most of the job market) keeps pressuring me to get a driving license. Interestingly enough, my mother taught me the basics yesterday and, today, when all of the family was out and I was alone in the house, I managed to park one of the cars on my own in a slightly higher ground near the garden. I still had a bit of trouble at the very end (nothing dangerous, just a miscalculation), but I think the absence of social pressure made me calm down a bit.

However, I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with the idea of driving. I'm a bit speed-trigger happy (because the clutch pedal was heavy in one of the other cars yesterday, which made me lose coordination in the legs), and I fear the possibility of causing accidents or becoming victim of one.

Still, I made a tiny bit of progress today, since the car that I parked has softer pedals, which made me feel more comfortable with my feet.

edited 6th Jun '17 9:01:19 AM by Quag15

I can't drive but next school year I'm taking driving school at school. But I'm nervous because most times I try driving either a car,truck or a moped stuff always goes wrong even to the point where my moped tried running me over.

I keep meaning to take driving lessons so I can move out of the city one day, but I never get around to it. Given I live in a city where everyone takes mass transit everywhere, getting a license is never on the forefront of my mind. A lot of people my age and older don't have licenses around you, because you don't need one

edited 6th Jun '17 10:25:06 AM by Cailleach

I have a permit, but I am unable to drive on my own without someone in the car.

So far, I have managed to master turning, and the accelerator.

The brake, on the other hand.....

Well, my stops are abrupt.

I too have that brake problem, but it's usually if I feel I'm too close to hitting something (even when I'm actually not close enough).

Starting to get the hang of going in reverse, in spite of hitting the wall a little bit in the first attempt a few days ago. Naturally, my family is getting back to pressuring me to get the driver's license now that they see me doing something, but I said that I have to feel comfortable when driving a car first, before I attempt anything outside the house.

If I truly feel ready, I'll do my best to get it^note in this country, most people tend to only pass on their second attempt, either in the theoretical test or the practical test. But until then, I want to learn and memorize all the moves inside the house's area as much as possible.

edited 13th Jun '17 12:15:29 PM by Quag15

I'm sixteen, but I'm afraid of driving/too lazy and depressed to study the manual/too autistic and easily distracted to be trusted on the road...I could think of excuses all day. Most of my friends have licenses.

i almost forgot i had the entire book on south carolina driving laws. i do wish i knew how to draw so i can go buy my stuff i need. mostly groceries because i'm on a diet.

I'm 20 and I will probably never learn how to drive simply for the sake of others around me. I get road ragey even when people are walking slow, so I don't wanna risk it.

Edited by Mroh on Dec 19th 2018 at 6:12:32 AM

I'm 16, turning 17 in 4 months... I'm afraid that I'll never learn how to drive because I'm scared I'll wreck the car and get myself killed. I think I'm too stupid to learn how to drive...

Oh I haven't been here in a while I have a learner's permit now, and some hours.

It's been about two and a half years since I failed my test

I'm 24 and still don't have a license or even have any plans to get one any time soon - though I live in a place with good public transport, wherever I want to go there's most likely a bus/train/tram going there so I feel like I don't really need a car or license. And honestly I'm not sure I even feel comfortable with driving, I feel like I might have a hard time concentrating properly especially if I get bored

Public transport exists where I am, but isn't particularly good, it's not a place where a bus comes every 15-20 minutes. And I do have to take a bus at 6:45am to get somewhere at 8am, the place is out of the way.

I didn't manage to get my license until I was 24, but I lived in Upstate NY at the time so it was kinda necessary. Anyone still interested in learning want any tips?