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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've taken the approach that if you want to drive, we will pay for all classes and insurance but you need to figure out and manage the process. The teen needs to do the footwork to make it happen in other words.  To my mind, a kid who can't read the DMV website and figure out what needs to happen (and then make it happen) isn't mature enough to handle a car. I know other parents who have taken the same approach and sometimes the kids self-elect to delay because guess what, it's a hassle.

I frankly think our generation had it too easy with driving. It SHOULD be hard to get a license and kids should have skin in the game. It SHOULD be work to get access to a car. [/quote]

I think driving used to be viewed as a rite of passage, something that would just happen. It probably contributed to our over reliance on cars as a culture, which is a problem it itself.

I found that NOT having a drivers license in high school was good for me in a lot of ways. My parents didn't drive me anywhere (and I would not have wanted them to anyway) so I either had to learn to get around without a car or make friends who had cars. I did both, and I'm still a big walker and resourceful about transportation. I also learned what it means to rely on a friend for transportation, and how you have to take care of friendships and not take advantage of people -- you need to be flexible, say thank you, offer to help them in other ways so you're not just taking advantage. I eventually learned to drive but I'd argue the other stuff was more useful in terms of life skills.[/quote]

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