The Glade 4.0

I learned from really 3 sources.

I went through drivers ed at school, which was ok, but nothing to write home about.

I also took a private class, which as I recall was required because I wanted to get my license when I was still 15. My parents agreed to pay for a percentage of the class, equal to the percentage correct I got on my driving test. As I recall I had to pay them $12, as I got one question wrong.

I also was taught to drive a stick by my grandfather, on his hobby farm and the surrounding areas of Warrenton, VA. There's nothing like driving a stick in very hilly country to make you good with a clutch.

Interesting. In SC, you get a beginner's permit after passing a written test, but can only drive the car with an adult passenger in the front passenger seat, and only during daylight hours.

After 6 months, you can take the driving test, which if passed, allows you to drive without adult supervision and at night.

That said, my mom taught me to drive since her car was a manual. A class was also offered in HS, and while I took it for the insurance reduction, I had already been driving 2 years at that point.

If anything, having actual driving experience was detrimental to sections of the class.

It was fun though being able to drive to visis friends in Ohio who couldn't get their license for another couple years, even though we were the same age.

I didn't allow my daughter to drive an automatic until she could handle the manual transmission in my pickup.

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