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opiate69

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8. Our oldest just turned 16, and he won't be getting his any time soon sadly...

Wed Aug 7, 2013, 02:56 PM

Aug 2013

Here in Washington state, kids under 18 have to go through driver's education programs before they can take the tests and get their license. And, of course thanks to the anti-tax fucksticks, the schools no longer offer it, so the only options we've found are expensive private "driving acadamies"...

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Shocker! Young people aren't getting drivers' licenses. It's 'too much hassle.' [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

aren't like 80% of the population in cities these days? La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #1

caveat: i do not know how to drive. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #2

i guess it's not worth getting a license! 163% can't be wrong! unblock Aug 2013 #3

+1 Go Vols Aug 2013 #18

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #42

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!! unblock Aug 2013 #51

Ask a silly question... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #52

lol your wit was wasted there loli phabay Aug 2013 #54

How do these kids get around if they live in distant suburbs? Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #4

If you can't afford college, can't find a job, don't have a car, live at home with parents Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #5

A place to exchange 'extras' with friends outside of parents' house? HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #50

...and then I learned that some kids can't even afford a car... Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #71

Do they much anymore? Steepler0t Aug 2013 #7

Certainly when you live near a city, everthing is near by. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #10

maybe Steepler0t Aug 2013 #13

My RW sister tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #21

the nuclear family thing Steepler0t Aug 2013 #37

I live in a metroplex and I don't see people walking Skittles Aug 2013 #62

I'm licenseless and live in the burbs Posteritatis Aug 2013 #73

A friend of mine didn't get his license until he was 40 hobbit709 Aug 2013 #6

Our oldest just turned 16, and he won't be getting his any time soon sadly... opiate69 Aug 2013 #8

Insurance is also higher for the under 18's -- but they will give some kind of break pnwmom Aug 2013 #17

It's harder to get a license now. I didn't need a birth certificate to get mine CreekDog Aug 2013 #9

I heard one of my nephews and his friends talking one day malaise Aug 2013 #11

I knew a couple of people in the military that didn't know how to drive when they enlisted - sammytko Aug 2013 #38

Young people have the easiest time getting a birth certificate (if they need it) SoCalDem Aug 2013 #12

Voter photo ID laws will likely be in place in a dozen or more states by November 2016. nt onehandle Aug 2013 #15

That;s why we need ALL local Dem leaders to get BUSY NOW SoCalDem Aug 2013 #19

Total numbers of that survey come to 163%. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #14

People may have given more than one answer. KamaAina Aug 2013 #23

more than one "primary reason"? unblock Aug 2013 #26

"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." KamaAina Aug 2013 #32

The actual quote: REP Aug 2013 #72

It's the metric system. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #59

Good news is it may lead to a drop in auto deaths ksoze Aug 2013 #16

By the time our son was 20, he had lost 5 friends to accidents (2 in one accident) SoCalDem Aug 2013 #20

Good luck getting a job. KamaAina Aug 2013 #22

I've got a nephew and a few of my kids' friends... hunter Aug 2013 #24

Well, it is not just a suburban issue.... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #63

How times change! MindPilot Aug 2013 #25

Same here .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #31

Yeah, not in the Bronx. Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #34

Are they driving without licenses? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #27

I know more and more young people for whom this is true, now that you mention it. OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #28

It certainly is etherealtruth Aug 2013 #49

:( OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #58

Thank you etherealtruth Aug 2013 #67

all states have restrictive laws tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #29

even higher JEFF9K Aug 2013 #30

Growing up in Manhattan HockeyMom Aug 2013 #33

I'm 18 and I am going to get my license in two weeks - Godwilling! PennsylvaniaMatt Aug 2013 #35

Parallel parking is not difficult, but it does require MineralMan Aug 2013 #40

I've gotten better at it recently... PennsylvaniaMatt Aug 2013 #45

Good luck! AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #43

Thank you! PennsylvaniaMatt Aug 2013 #44

I have not parallel parked since my driving test tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #64

I taught my next door neighbor to parallel park in about a half hour Fumesucker Aug 2013 #70

My, how times have changed PD Turk Aug 2013 #36

I haven't owned a car since 2006, and my daughter Proud Public Servant Aug 2013 #39

I don't know. I live in a city. I like to leave the city from time to time. MineralMan Aug 2013 #48

Well, I still have a license Proud Public Servant Aug 2013 #57

Sure. That would work. I've rented a lot of cars for longer trips. MineralMan Aug 2013 #60

Couple things at work here: AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #41

better to learn to drive while young. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #46

It's funny that no one listed the lack of affordability for the classes. notadmblnd Aug 2013 #47

Darn...beat me to it. JimDandy Aug 2013 #53

The price of gas Politicalboi Aug 2013 #55

My daughter will be 18 in January exboyfil Aug 2013 #56

My daughter is 20, has a license but hasn't driven much at all since getting her license. woodsprite Aug 2013 #61

A day or so ago there was a pbs news story about driverless cars, all tested and ready to go.. CK_John Aug 2013 #65

Google cars should work like cabs KamaAina Aug 2013 #69

My son turns 20 this month, and he does not have a license. all american girl Aug 2013 #66

My daughter is almost 19 and doesn't have one yet. She rides public transportation. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #68

My son could care less and I had to figuratively twist his arm to get his steve2470 Aug 2013 #74