“What took you so long to learn how to drive,” said the examiner as he got into the car, saddling himself next to me. No doubt, preparing for a bumpy ride.
When i was growing up in Seattle, it was just assumed everyone would learn to drive. There was a Drivers Education class at Garfield High School, which combined classroom instruction with drives. There were many films (16mm projector) showing many different ways to get yourself in trouble while driving. "Defensive Driving" was the mantra: don't put yourself in a position where another car/driver could hurt you, and don't put yourself in a position where you might injury a pedestrian. We had a Blue Toyota Corolla and some beige GM sedan. The driving instructor and three students would depart for a drive, and each student had ~10 minutes behind the wheel (I think periods were 50 minutes). I preferred the Toyota because the GM had very touchy throttle response and the steering was less precise. After completing the class, we were eligible to take the written and driving test administered by the State of Washington. That was a breeze and I got my license at age 16. But my parents only owned one car, so we were not allowed to drive. It wasn't until I graduate college at 22 and started my job at IBM that I bought a car (a used Mazda GLC) and drove regularly.
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When i was growing up in Seattle, it was just assumed everyone would learn to drive. There was a Drivers Education class at Garfield High School, which combined classroom instruction with drives. There were many films (16mm projector) showing many different ways to get yourself in trouble while driving. "Defensive Driving" was the mantra: don't put yourself in a position where another car/driver could hurt you, and don't put yourself in a position where you might injury a pedestrian. We had a Blue Toyota Corolla and some beige GM sedan. The driving instructor and three students would depart for a drive, and each student had ~10 minutes behind the wheel (I think periods were 50 minutes). I preferred the Toyota because the GM had very touchy throttle response and the steering was less precise. After completing the class, we were eligible to take the written and driving test administered by the State of Washington. That was a breeze and I got my license at age 16. But my parents only owned one car, so we were not allowed to drive. It wasn't until I graduate college at 22 and started my job at IBM that I bought a car (a used Mazda GLC) and drove regularly.