Re: Younger people driving and other things that have changed!!!

Posted by wisbaker on August 23, 2014 at 22:06:21 from (173.30.33.15):

In Reply to: Younger people driving and other things that have changed!!! posted by JD Seller on August 23, 2014 at 20:19:20:

Times change, my paternal Grandmother didn't drive, she had a license but couldn't drive. From what I hear when Illinois started requiring licenses all you had to do was go down pay the money, sign a piece of paper and you had a license. My dad was driving when he was 12 or 13, was even driving some of Grandpa's garbage trucks, ran a morning route most of the time he was in High School. Mom didn't drive when her & Dad got married, he taught her how to drive. Later she taught my Grandma (her mother in law) as she often spent the day at Grandma's house while Dad and Grandpa were working. I can remember when I was very young my Father's sister (my Aunt) didn't drive, I remember her learning and remember when she got her license and they got a second car. One of Dad's aunts never learned to drive.

Dad started me driving while we still lived in the city, moving a car or truck in the driveway. When I was 13 we moved to a farm and within a year I was driving the pick up and tractors all over the place. Was bummed out when I turned 16 as my birthday was also Labor Day so I had to wait an extra day to get my license. All my siblings pretty much got their license at 16, some of that may of been our farm was 4 miles out of the city so it was real handy driving and not having to walk into town to hang out with your friends. Also if you had a license more farmers would hire you for hay work if you could get yourself to their farm.

The next generation was a little different I have a nephew who didn't get a license until he was 21 and then he only got one so he could go into the Michigan National Guard. I often joke the major cause of damage in New Orleans wasn't from Hurricane Katrina but Alex driving a 5 ton around during relief efforts. When he was sent to Iraq they made him a driver on a Humvee, oh this is after he totaled a Humvee in the first 48 hours in country. His younger brothers both got their licenses before they were 17. My daughters- one got her license about 2 months after her birthday but only after some prodding from Mom & Dad. Her excuse "Why get it Mom won't let drive any where even if I do" it was worth it to see her face about a week after she got her license, she asked for a ride to play practice and Mom handed her the key to our Hondacar and told her to drive herself. The youngest daughter is 19 next week and still no license, the driver's ed instructor was being a turd and would only schedule her to drive when she couldn't make it do to some health issues so she was never able to finish driver's ed. She has her permit but still needs more practice, with her off at school it will take a while. But in the week she has been gone to school she seems to be a bit more independent, maybe the license will move up a bit on her priority list.

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