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I have a car, but I don't know how to drive it, I thought I would learn soon.

>>68029
>Do you have a driver's licence?
Yep.
>If so, how did you managed to obtain it?
My parents paid for two courses (I failed the exam after the first one). It was fairly difficult, but it's not rocket science either.
My first driving teacher was the cheapest one I could find and he was pretty shitty. Only after failing the exam I started to look for higher quality ones and that helped a lot. Who knew that not being screamed and shouted at helps with learning?
Anyway, unlike you OP, I was doing it in a big city and I think it helped me a lot; I wouldn't have an opportunity to learn in practice how to deal with huge, multi-lane roads or trams otherwise.
>In Eastern Europe, it's pretty hard to get one, a long and painful journey.
Yep, that's where I am from.
>My motivation was (…)
In my family I was the first person to learn how to drive. It helped us a lot, but at the same time my situation was an opposite to yours: my parents were depending on me to drive them around and that's really bothersome at times. Often there are situations when I'm waiting for hours for my mother because she had some shopping to do. Since she keeps promising me that she'll learn to drive herself but never actual does anything about it, it made me really resent her, from my POV she was blatantly lying and manipulating me for years. Rather than becoming more independent, I now am forced to stay closer to them, as they need my help.
>It's my single greatest achievement and I'm pretty proud of it.
Yeah, it's a good skill to have. Sometimes I regret getting it, but in the long it's a really good choice. Good for you, Anon. Have you went on any cool road trips lately?

>>68029
>Do you have a driver's licence?
Yes, for like 13 years or so.
>If so, how did you managed to obtain it?
I took the exam five times that year.
>In Eastern Europe, it's pretty hard to get one, a long and painful journey.
It is. All officers with whom I took the exams were arrested sometime later for bribery.
>I also had to wageslave to be able to pay for the training, it's not cheap around here.
The more you should be proud about it.
>My motivation was
I wasn't interested in driving in HS, but it is a skill that almost all employers demand. My parents offered to pay so I figured why not. Truth is I'm still shit even today, zero spatial awareness most of the time. I actually avoided to drive for a couple of years after I scratched the side mirror of the company car, never told them. Last year my mother got into car crash and had her licence suspended for six months. Then my father had his leg amputated so I was the only driver around. It was difficult.
>A way to make yourself more independent
This is what's all about. Freedom to go anywhere, anytime.
>(Pic related is not my car)
Nice. Suzukies are reliable.

>>68030
>I thought I would learn soon.
Do it! It is anxiety inducing at first, but when it clicks… purest feeling.

>>68035
>My first driving teacher was the cheapest one I could find and he was pretty shitty.
My first one was absent minded like me. The second one was on coke I shit you not. He got out of the car one time and started running beside giving me directions. When we were out of town he told me to cut the crap and gas it. 150 km/h. He told me I have good vibes after. Strange guy.

I was essentially forced to get my license by my parents. It sure does beat public transport and walking. Ride sharing services quickly add up and wouldn't really be an option for me.

I do like driving when it's on QUIET roads that are well maintained, lit up during the night and are in an area I'm familiar with. Sadly most of the roads in my city are a nightmare. We pretend to be a first world country but we are 2nd world for sure. A couple years ago I was going the speed limit of 50 kmh and ran right over a big speed bump that wasn't lit up or had any reflective paint on it. Ended up costing me about 1k USD to fix the broken car parts. Council just LOL'd at me when I complained.

All things considered I do like driving for work. I don't think I'd ever be taking a scenic night drive out anywhere unless I lived in a really beautiful area.

Haven't had to deal with breaking down and being stranded yet either, another thing I'm worried about. Even with the call out service it can take like 10 hours for someone to come get you on busy times, so I don't drive far. I will always spend the money on a train + uber instead for less stress

>>68029
I'm currently trying to get one, I feel like the driving part itself is easy but the exams are ruthless and I'm chronically ill so if I get sick that's at least a month down the drain where I can't drive at all.
I allegedly drive anyways sometimes, and I like it a lot.

>>68029
I am average at driving, but not so good at parking. I started driving when I was 16-ish and got my licence when I turned 18, the test was kinda hard, although what made that test a bit easy was that they gave me like 1.5x the space for parallel parking which you don't get in real life, ever.

Although I will tell you what I struggle with: not remembering who is in my blindspots as you can't see them in any mirrors, sometimes I feel like I am staring at my mirrors for too long and I risk rear ending cars in front of me as I suddenly see. And I struggle a bit with parallel parking without cameras in a tight space.

There is one thing that I have realised about this whole planet, which is that if you don't have a car you're severely handicapped and restricted to only a few spaces in this planet. And public transport sadly attracts the scum of the humanity. I don't know why people only shit on USA for it, I am not an American but NOWHERE in the world can you travel freely without a car.

If you don't live in a major city, literally anywhere even Japan, you're screwed. There is literally no solution to this problem if you, for some reason can't drive. And the truth is I understand that it would be extremely expensive for the government to have public transport in areas with low population and low population density. And even then most people in major developed cities own cars.

I don't understand why this isn't a major issue when it probably affects millions of people and make them dependent on others or simply trap them inside their house akin to house arrest. I wish that self-driving cars become a reality to the point that you don't really need a licence to be in one, it would hugely increase the mobility of people who can't drive. But if we're being real that is something that is going to take at least 200 years to happen. If it ever happens that is.

The other alternative for people who can't drive is to buy motorcycles, mopeds, or vespa-like scooters.

>>68035
I guess people are a bit harsh on those people who can't drive, the thing is what looks easy to you, can be very hard for someone else, I had this thing in school where I flunked 11th grade and I was the only one. Other people thought that it is because I didn't work hard, even though I did, I just can't remember any information.

Good on you though for not giving into resentment and helping your parents, I am sure they appreciate it, and I hope you remain close to your family as they can be very helpful when you're feeling lonely.

But seriously though I am surprised how most people think that if someone does not drive then they are simply lazy, maybe they just CAN'T drive, and don't wanna risk people's lives on the roads.

If there was a true alternatives to car, which there isn't and I can't think of one either, then a lot of bad drivers who know they are bad drivers won't drive and road would be safe. But since DLs are required for jobs, it forces people to practically drive :/

>>69274
>not remembering who is in my blindspots as you can't see them in any mirrors
can you see your doors in your side mirrors?
if you can, angle the mirrors more outwards so that you see less of the doors
that way your blindspots will be smaller and you won't need to turn your head around so much, just a quick glance

>>69275
I will try doing that as well although I am worried that I will miss something close to the car. And during the my past arrangement of mirrors, doors maybe occupied less than one percent.

Although I will give what you say a shot. It might take some getting used to but hopefully it will eliminate bigger blind spots.

my parents pressured me into getting one years ago. had they not, I probably would've never gotten it. I had no driving experience prior to driving school and the whole ordeal ended up being very stressful just as I suspected. it took a ton of small talk with instructors and other attendees not to appear as the freak I am on top of figuring out how to drive, attending classes and taking the driving test twice because I failed at my first try.

I got my license late in life, at 24, and I never use it. I always hated driving. I almost got into an accident once (not my fault) and it completely turned me away from it. I hate having to be laser focused at all times scanning my surroundings and mirrors, checking my speedometer, always afraid someone will pop out from my blindspot. I hate how society is car-centric, having to build roads and freeways to accomodate them. It's unbelievable to me how people just drive 2+ ton metal vehicles at high speeds everyday because it's just so dangerous.

I can appreciate the freedom having a car affords, not having to rely on someone else to take you somewhere, and I catch myself wishing I had a nice car like a Porsche, but really it just isn't for me. I'd much rather just walk, bike or take a train somewhere.

what is in the boot of your car right now?

Most of my practice was driving to the test site. I failed multiple times.

I stopped driving because I've made bad decisions and mistakes on the road because of ADHD. Now I'm on some meds and want to try again. I'll buy some lessons

>Do you have a driver's licence?
not yet, right now Im attending the course to obtain it though. I finished the theory classes last week (it was stressing as hell for me not gonna lie, I had to sit in a school class with 17-18yo spoiled upper-middle class looking whores for over 30 hours) and this week I proceeded to driving with a trainer. I was suprised that he let me drive the training car by myself on public roads on day one already. the whole course should be finished in 6-7 weeks if everything goes right since Its only 4 hours of driving a week. also I live in one of the major cities so driving here is way harder than in smaller towns or rural areas especially in the rush hours when there are traffic jams everywhere and some people really drive like crazy + I additionally have to deal with trams and trains everywhere
>In Eastern Europe, it's pretty hard to get one, a long and painful journey.
Im in central europe and in the best case if I dont fail the exam the course takes up to 60 hours divided to 8 weeks.
>My motivation was (…)
I just thought that it would be an useful skill to have and a pretty important developmental milestone, also my parents offered to cover all the costs for my course (Its around 1000 euro here). they also have a car I will be able to use if I get my drivers license plus Im tired of having to deal with drunk aggressive hobos/other lowlifes all the time in public transit.

>>69492
>Eastern Europe
>euro
Are you in Slovakia?

Nope, see no reason to outside of living in remote rural settlements. At least in Russian cities with over 50k population, taxi cabs are everpresent, can be ordered in 5-10 minutes, cheaper than having and maintaining a car and you can do whatever you want while someone else is driving.

I went all the way to the coast yesterday searching for solitude, I found the best spot and the air and the salty water was so nice. You should do it too! Don't get your car stuck in the sand though haha.

Actually got me thinking about selling my car and getting a boat and living in it on the sea alone.

>>69502
Poland isn't part of the Eurozone, it still uses PLN.

>Do you have a driver's licence?
Yes. Car, motorcycle, and boat.

>If so, how did you managed to obtain it?
Car was government gibs. It's expensive, but you can save up over a year.
Boat licenses are cheap, exam is a joke.
Motorcycle was paid for by wageslaving.

I passed all my exams on the first try, but that's probably because I have tens of thousands of kilometres done on a bicycle, so I was used to operating within traffic.

I hate driving a car, you're always stuck in traffic and fun cars are expensive. Motorcycles I love driving, they are freeing, and you can get a very very fun motorcycle for just a few thousand euros.

caught the bus everywhere for eons before i finally got my license age 29. i think i'm a pretty good driver, i like running boomers off the road and blasting trance music when i speed around breaking all road laws
could not get the hang of driving when i was a teenager, then i tried when i was 25 but they actually made it so you had to be vaccinated to sit the driving test (not even kidding), which put me off and delayed me starting for 4 more years.

>>69364
it sucks major penis that society is set up around cars, but it just is. also all that stuff (mirrors) becomes second nature after you have driven for like 500 hours.

>>68029
I used to really hate cars and be all pro public transit/etc. and be all on that "It's terrible how car-centric our society is" kick.
But I just got more and more sick of having to constantly keep my guard up while using mass transit. There are a lot of other reasons everyone else mentioned already, but the biggest motivator for me to drive was just so that I don't feel like I'm on the verge of getting mugged or robbed on a daily basis.

>>68029
I drive all over now, i'm in florida and there is nothing walkable here. had to drive since i was 16 for work. ever since though when i worked overnight or daytime i after work I always enjoyed just driving around blasting music and smoking. stopping for coffee at a random gas station and keep on driving until i knew i was just about to fall asleep and just make it barely home.

Fuck my subhuman low iq retarded life. I'll never know how to parallel park in one go. I'll never learn reverse parking. I'll never not be stressed out of my mind just driving the street. I'm a subhuman neurologically challenged retardloser bitch.