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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