What has your experience been with driving? (example: maybe how it went getting your permit, taking a road test, getting your license, driving for the first time, etc).

For me, I didn't get my permit until I was 19 and my license until I was 20. (some people get both much earlier than 19) My practice driving with an instructor helped me get ready for the actual license test, which ended up going really well, I passed the first time.

The thought of getting my actual license at first and driving my own car made me really nervous, but I knew I had to get over it and do it. I had heard so many stories about people going for their driving test to get their license, and the instructor being rude, disrespectful, mean, etc. Everyone's experience are different.

Feel free to share some of your experiences with driving, good, or bad!

Ugh I want my mum to teach me but I don't want her to yell if I mess up or get frustrated

I got my license 3 months ago at the age of 23, after been afraid to drive for a long time. I took lessons for 4 months and then passed SECOND time. First time i was tooooooo nervous. My second examiner was the nicest woman ever.

It's okay driving. I'm still iffy at times because i'm impulsive. I'll probably die in a car accident one day.

i got in my first car accident a few days ago, after having my license for almost 2 years

Whew.

I took tha written test 7 times. Failed 6, passed on tha 7th.

I took tha driving test 3 times. Failed twice, passed on tha third.

I got my permit right after my 15th birthday but because my parents were being annoying I didn't get my license until right after I turned 17. Never been in a crash, had a ticket, etc

It takes biblical times and around €1,000 to get a driving license in Italy. I've never had any accidents so far

I got my permit a few months before I turned 16. Got my license a notch after I turned 17. No accidents, I have been pulled over twice ( both times right in front of my driveway ) but no tickets.

I failed my actual driving test three times, two of the times I kind of agreed with them, but I was really pissed of about one of them and I yelled at the examiner for a while, luckily he was a visiting examiner so there wasn't any chance of me getting him on my next test because there was no chance of him passing me after that. I have my licence now though and I think I'm a pretty good driver, I haven't had any problems anyway.

In Portugal you have to go through 2 tests, a written one and then a driving one.
I passed the written one in my first try and I'll start my driving lessons in August. Hopefully I'll pass the driving test at first too cuz here, a driving license coust cost anywhere from 300 to 600 euros and if you fail any of the tests you have to pay more

I'm worried about driving... I feel like it's such a responsability and I'm scared.

I got my permit early in high school but didn't get my license till I was 18, the month of my birthday. I knew I wasn't ready for my license so I just kept practicing and waited till my senior year of HS. Took the test and passed the first time. I was still pretty nervous the first few months after getting it but the feeling literally vanished and I don't mind driving at all, I actually started to find it relaxing...

The only thing is that I suck really bad at is parallel parking ( ), I really should work on it but avoid those parks like the plague.

I passed my test first time at the age of 17. I haven't driven since my test and I'm 23. Mess.

Getting my drivers license was pretty uneventful, if you discount the fact I got almost enough warning points to fail I'm not necessarily a bad driver, except when I have to reverse park or curb park. I do feel sometimes that I'm not worthy of being a driver, but that's just paranoia.

I don't know how to drive, I don't have a car, I'm not willing to buy one anytime soon because I hate cars and love public transportation.

When I was younger, I never wanted to drive. I hated the thought of it (it seemed stressful, too expensive plus I hated the car we had back then) and refused to take driving lessons. I think I was the only one in my grade in high school who didn't get their license. Then one year after graduating my parents managed to finally talk me into it, and since I had a job I was able to pay for it with my own money so I went for it.

At first I was super nervous, but after a while I started to enjoy driving. I realised I wasn't so bad at it, plus I got along really well with my instructor. I went to the lessons regularly and practiced all the questionnaires and ended up passing the written test with 0 mistakes. I also passed the road test in my first try, thankfully the examiner was really fair so it didn't matter that I had one tiny situation where I slipped up and I got my license straight away.

Nowadays I'm really glad I can drive, not only because I enjoy it so much, but also because there have been situations where I had to take my mom to the doctor's or hospital and it came in very handy then. I especially love driving on the highway, it gives me that feeling of freedom and it's so much fun driving to different places and cities that I've never been, exploring the roads and stuff. I don't have my own car yet as I'm fine with sharing with my mom so far. Once I move out, I'll probably need one though.

Hate driving. I've failed the driving test 3 times. I was angry I failed the first time, but I really did not agree with failing the second test. I know the 1 thing I did wrong: I slowed the car down to a very slow creep, but I didn't come to a complete stop at the first stop sign and it was because of nerves at the beginning of the test and I was paying more attention to the tester telling me where to go. And that is not enough points to completely fail me.

Everything else was perfect and I followed the speed limit (30 mph) perfectly, but the tester thought I should have driven a bit slower than the speed limit since we were in a residential area. There were no cars or people around, and it's not like I kept full speed when turning... I turned normally and brought it back up to speed after the turn... It was pretty BS tbh. Especially when my driving instructor specifically told me a dozen times to follow the speed limit exactly at all costs. She said going over is a failure and too far under is a failure. Like, damn, can I not win? wtf

Failing the third time was completely my fault though. I took it without having driven in a while. I screwed up the parallel park and after I asked to do it again I was just too nervous from screwing it up the first time to do it right

I'm not gonna give up, but driving is not for me right now

Passed my drivers test the first time at 17. Im from New Jersey so im inherently a great driver, the state statistically has the best drivers in the nation.