Reflections: Learning to drive 17 Articles

by Micah Puscheck

Personal Experience: Teaching a teenager to drive is one of the most stressful situations for a parent, as well as the one who is learning. When I turned 16 and passed my written to get my permit, I immediately went w...read more

by Jerrod Clark

I did not have the heart to tell my dad I already knew how to drive. This was a momentous occasion for he and I as the older I got, the less we had in common. I was 15 years old and had been driving for 2. I grew up in ...read more

by Diana Robinson

I took drivers education my senior year of high school. I liked the class and I passed with flying colors. Unfortunately, I didn't have a car. I didn't get my drivers license until about four years later. So by the tim...read more

by S.E. Whitbeck

My first time behind the wheel was nerve wracking. I wasn't afraid of the road or other cars but my father scared the life out of me. He would randomly yell out for me to stop or watch it for no reason. He would inform me ...read more

by Holly Kennedy

It's a right of passage for every young person; one of the many milestones in life. From the time we begin to develop reasoning abilities, its human nature to look toward the future and what the passage of time will bring....read more

by Barbara A. Black

Unlike my brothers, who were encouraged to learn to drive as soon as they could reach the pedals and stay behind the wheel (not necessarily sitting!), I didn't get the opportunity to start learning to drive until I was a s...read more

by Jennifer E. Brown

Learning how to drive is a rights of passage for a teenager, and having the right teacher is even more important. Parents want to take part in this learning experience, but frustration, anger and yelling can't play a part ...read more

by Stella Kaye

DRIVING AMBITIONS Living in London without a car could never be described as a genuine inconvenience. If a bus was missed there would soon be another; or one could take an underground train to just about anywhere in the G...read more

by Donna Mccay

I had done everything right during the driving test but found out I blew it by going through a stop sign. It was at the end of the test and I wonder how many others failed there. My dad had tried teaching me to drive bu...read more

by Michael Cannata

My Mothers Maiden Voyage Driving comes naturally to us Cannatas. All of my siblings are excellent drivers. My father had a big hand in that. Most all of us attended a certified Driving School as part of our formal driv...read more

by France Burlingham

I learned to drive a car when I was 19 and got my driver's permit on New Year's Eve of that year. I firmly believe that everyone should learn to drive but after teaching a couple of sons and a friend, I'm not so eager to ...read more

by Tabitha Miley

I Failed Drivers Ed Twice Everybody was so excited to start Drivers Ed, it meant driver's licenses, new cars, and eventually: Freedom. We all longed for the ability to come and go as we chose, and even though the path t...read more

by Patrick Sills

At the age of 15, I received my Learner's Permit after completing what was then a mandatory Driver's Education class in high school. It was 1974, the same year that President Nixon imposed the nation-wide snail's pace spee...read more

by Jada Reed

I've been driving for 16 years. When I was younger I had no problems with teaching someone how to drive. Just put them behind the wheel on a country road and let them go and give advice. No problem. If I was teaching them...read more

by Razed

I learned to drive in the Army. In Singapore, young men are required to serve 2 years on active duty in either the Police Force, Civil Defense Force (i.e. Fire Brigade, Paramedics) or the Armed Forces. There is a big diffe...read more

by Cristy Valley

I remember I was 14 years old when my family began teaching me how to drive. It was mainly my aunt that would take me out early to the mall parking lot to practice until she eventually let me leave the parking lot and on ...read more

by Chris Payette

Learning how to drive is a big experience for teenagers and I think they should learn but, give it a few more months. So, many teenagers get into car accidents because of not having enough practice or just not paying a...read more