When Your Youngest Child Gets Their Driver's License....

[aarondhgraham]

Do high schools even do Drivers Ed. anymore?

Aarond

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[HoLeChit]

Way back when, getting your drivers license was a BIG deal,,,
Now I know two families with kids (one is 18 and the other is 19),,,
Who not only don't have their licenses don't seem to be in a hurry to get one.

I was shocked to find out the hoops a kid goes through to get one now,,,
Gone are the days of getting a learners permit at 15 1/2,,,
And going to the place and testing on turning 16.

Several friends of mine have gone the "driving school" route,,,
Where the kids get (sic) professional instruction,,,
And a fast track to the testing facility.

One friend said it took them 3 months just to secure a testing time,,,
Something about having to call a number at OHP,,,
Hoping to score one of the available slots.

Aarond

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Do high schools even do Drivers Ed. anymore?

Aarond

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Yeah, I have a cousin who is 34, he’s never driven a car nor has any desire to. Mommy still takes him places. I don’t understand it. But his mom is the POS who directly had a hand in my uncle dying, so there’s that. I remember going down to Galveston to clean up my grandmas stuff and get her estate in order after we moved her up here and into a nursing home. I knew my cousin was in Texas city, and I needed some help moving furniture. Even had a car he could have or I would donate it to a local church. He wanted nothing to do with helping, getting a car, or learning how to drive. Couldn’t even come out to help or catch up over a free dinner/beer, nor did he want to. I found all of this out on the same phone call. To say I was flabbergasted was an understatement.

20 years ago high schools had drivers Ed, but it was a summer deal. I think it was a 4 week deal where we all got our licenses or permits at the end.

 

[Jason Freeland]

Do high schools even do Drivers Ed. anymore?

Aarond

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I don't believe so or at least the ones around me don't.

 

[OKRuss]

20 years ago high schools had drivers Ed, but it was a summer deal. I think it was a 4 week deal where we all got our licenses or permits at the end.

40 years ago drivers ed was offered as a class at our school. Parents made it mandatory for me since it helped out with insurance costs quite a bit. It was during the school year and not summer. We'd have classroom stuff to read then 3 at a time would go with the teacher to drive around. Thought I was gonna die once with Keith driving - also never laughed so hard at someone stomping on the brake and trying to take over the steering from the right side(instructor)!

 

[Okie4570]

Do high schools even do Drivers Ed. anymore?

Aarond

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Only during the summer. I had it as a class in HS. Folks are partial to the driving schools now because they can circumvent the OHP/DMV and the driving school will administer the driving test. Pass the test and head to the tag office and you're done. The only time the OHP/DMV is needed is for them to get their permit prior to the license.

 

[John6185]

Seems a blink and they are grown.

And we're on Social Security and arthritis sets in real good or bad-depending on how you've treated your body in earlier years.

 

[Dorkus]

When my youngest got his license, I never received a single phone call from him for the first year. The second year, I received three over that year. All three were wrecks.

The last one I had to basically pay a drug dealer off so he wouldn't file an insurance claim on me because we would have definitely been cancelled. The others caused my rates to go up substantially. Gosh I was pi$$ed.

It wasn't liberating, that was when he graduated college and was off my insurance.

 

[Mr.Glock]

I was driving at around 12. And not just in pastures, but on the roads to and from varying pastures/barns.

 

[Lee Beaittie]

Wait until your grandkids get their license. You ain't old yet.

And they total your truck thats been paid for for over a decade....

 

[Pstmstr]

Way back when, getting your drivers license was a BIG deal,,,
Now I know two families with kids (one is 18 and the other is 19),,,
Who not only don't have their licenses don't seem to be in a hurry to get one.

I was shocked to find out the hoops a kid goes through to get one now,,,
Gone are the days of getting a learners permit at 15 1/2,,,
And going to the place and testing on turning 16.

Several friends of mine have gone the "driving school" route,,,
Where the kids get (sic) professional instruction,,,
And a fast track to the testing facility.

One friend said it took them 3 months just to secure a testing time,,,
Something about having to call a number at OHP,,,
Hoping to score one of the available slots.

Aarond

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I don't get it. I couldn't wait to drive but a lot of kids today don't seem that interested.