"Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man" (jordaneer1)
06/06/2014 at 22:19 • Filed to: DRIVERS ED, Learning to drive, Driving to Drive
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"Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man" (jordaneer1)
06/06/2014 at 22:19 • Filed to: DRIVERS ED, Learning to drive, Driving to Drive | 0
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This is the first post in a series called "Driving to Drive"
I finally convinced my mother to let me take drivers ed, (after almost 3 years) and I did my first driving today, finally, (in a pontiac montana, a minivan), and I must say, my instuctor has got to have guts, going out and driving with teenagers, and he was very relaxed, I would hate to be a drivers ed teacher, because most teenagers (and even me to a certain point, not quite as much as other people) are stupid drivers and use far too much gas (i think I was too slow, I was rarely going above 20 mph), and so now I am tomorrow going to observe teenagers on the highway and on gravel roads. the other kid who was observing me was saying how I was better than some of the other people he was observing, even though I thought I was terrible and made a bunch of mistakes, (which is to be expected)
Now I going to go start the online course
oh please keep me safe tomorrow...
Leave a comment as to your first driving experience, and your impressions of drivers ed in your state and America in general.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
06/06/2014 at 22:23 |
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My first driving experience on public roads was at age 14 in my mom's car. My dad just kinda parked and told me to drive.
Buuut, now I'm 16 and never taken drivers ed.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
06/06/2014 at 22:26 |
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Drivers ed is a joke in NJ. Nothing more than in-class instruction. Although taking 6 hours of in-car training with a driving school was required to get your learners permit. Even so, I wish learning a manual transmission and defensive driving techniques was required as part of that. Either way, driving is a privilege not a right, so I should be thankful for what I have over time.
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Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/06/2014 at 22:36 |
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I'm 17 and in my state when you're 17 you can just take the drivers test and the written test and get your license and I think our drivers test and the written test are both pretty easy you have to do four left turns and four right turns, eight intersections, and a highway to pass. In the written test is just basic knowledge, so I probably could pass if I really want to, but it's probably safer doing drivers ed.
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Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/06/2014 at 22:38 |
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I 30 hours of in class time six hours of driving in six hours of observing and that's it to get my license. In my state if you're under 17 you have to wait six months after you finish driver's ed to get your license, but since I am 17 I can just take the test (I don't even necessarily have to take driver's ed) but it's probably safer if I do.