Both, they had confidence in my driving ability since I had lots of practice before going for my license. We lived in a small town with lots of nearby rural roads, and my dad had a 4 WD Army issue Jeep, which I drove all over, even off -road in the snow. J.
both. they loved when somebody else did the driving.
Both but my Dad would know if I had done something I shouldn't have I have no idea how but he did. We would go out on Friday and Saturday night cruising the BLVD and stopping at either the Witch stand or the A & W and then doing it all over again.
I grew up in the city and we always used the bus. We never owned a car, I didn't learn to drive until after I was married.
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well Mom never got a license,, and we had one car,,my dads , but I never got around to getting a license til was married for 7 yrs,, can you imagine,,and my husband was more than happy to let me do the driving,, anywhere..
It is interesting in how many members of the Lane didn't learn to drive or drive until, well, later in their lives.
How could that be? It seems impossible.
When I was growing up trikes begat bikes, bikes begat cars and finally freedom and respect from your peers if you had a license and certainly a lot less appreciation by your peers if you didn't. Driving when I grew up was manditory or you were a lesser creature.
Yup, 16 or bust, get a license, then get a car and then, well, then get the next thing on the list.
So, the pressure was on, my father as was required on the bike deal, was the designated teacher. At 15½ you could get a learner's permit. The school also had manditory drivers ed, but not behind the wheel that you had to do yourself.
I learned on a 1959 Ford Fairlane, robin's egg blue, V8 with a shift. Big as a boat and just as handy to move about while learning to slip the clutch. Missed my first behind the wheel test, serious disappointment, made it at my second and a new world opened.
posted by exedir
over 2 years ago
I married at 16,and got my license about the same time.
pat
I didn't get my license until I was 17, married and pregnant for my son. My husband taught me to drive. I leaned to drive in 1/2 ton ford pick-up. Shift, it was a 3 speed and I tore the transmission out trying to learn how to drive the darn thing, but I leaned how to shift and got my drivers license. LOL Take Care!!
in the city there is so much mass transportation anywhere anytime that folks usually don't get their license till they are ready to buy a car and driving in nyc really is horrid.
