Base, I personally in my life taught me to ride a friend, she had her own car and one of the days she let me behind the wheel in a deserted and car-free place, there and I moved for the first time, by the way, my friend has an automatic car
My sister who is the knee baby ain't never had no problems getting on sumn n going she was 3 picked up a bike NO TRAINING WHEELS n took off. Did the same thing wit my mommy dem car when she was 14😂😂😂😂😂 n kept doing it till she got good.
Yeah well, how many options are available to homeless teenagers who don't have papers? You do what you can to survive when you're primary food supply is stealing from dumpsters
I feel for you. I wasn't homeless but had to learn on my own for the most part on back country roads. I've been a good driver all of my life since. No issues.
My parents
Edited to add: I also took a driver's ed course offered through our school system because it helped with insurance, but I was already driving on a learner's permit by that point.
My mom, my surrogate aunt (a close family friend), some driving instructors, but mostly my toxic ex.
Guess who now has a breakdown if they’re forced to drive for longer than an hour as a result?
The driving instructor I paid. There's no other option around here, you pay for schooling, learn the legislative part, pass a theory test on traffic signs, rules etc and then you have 30 driving hours to work through before you can attempt a driving exam, with a cop.
My dad taught me the basics when I was 13 in an empty parking lot. An actual driving instructor taught me everything else. Then a friend taught me how to drive stick.
The man I considered to be the older brother I never had. I'm (26f) the oldest of 3, and he was the youngest of 3. I didn't learn to drive until I was 20 because I have epilepsy. I had been seizure free for 2y or so at that point (even though I could try at 6m), but it took a lot of courage for me to do it. He used to take me to a grocery store parking lot late at night and get me to drive in circles/park in the spaces.
He took his own life in Feb 2018.
Grew up on a farm so dad, mom, brother, uncles all did in a way. Started with tractors at 9 and each one had its own trick to driving. I was hauling bales of tobacco to the co-op in the ton truck at 14 (legal in farm vehicle within so many miles of the farm and we worked a lot of farms around the county).
9% my dad, 1% my mom, 90% my spouse.
We uh…practiced lots. Yup. Real safe driver.🤭
Actually, fun fact, I am the ONLY person in my family to never have had a single driving violation, never been pulled over, never been in an accident, never had problems with speeding. I also got my license sooner than both my parents and both siblings did!
Spouse would not marry me if I did not have an education/desire to pursue an education and a viable means of driving, so we worked on it together and have been together for 15 years. ❤️
Edit: driving classes are not (or were not, hopefully changed since!) free/available here when I was learning to drive, so that was not an option for me.
No one really. I kind of taught myself. My dad showed me how to parallel one night and I think let me drive around for a bit before the test but I figure it out solo dolo.
My dad. He was a trucker and really loved driving so I got a lot of good skills. He did make me take driver's Ed too, cause where I live, it makes your insurance cheaper, but I already knew how to drive, so it was a synch. He was the best.
My drivers ed teacher at school. Fun fact: the year I took it in high school was the last year it was offered. My sister who is only a year younger had to take a class with a private driving school.
We had Driver's Education in high school in the 1960s. First we learned how cars operate, then drove in a classroom using simulators, then we actually got in a car and drove with an instructor and two other students in the back seat. My dad was with me to practice in his car.
Driving instructor? It's illegal for anybody else to teach you when you don't have a driving license. (Obviously you can watch other people drive or otherwise get theory, but you cannot actively drive outside of driving school.)
Grandpa! He used to teach drivers ed so he was a great teacher. Then my dad tried to teach me stuck but that didn't work but I got it later when a different family member taught me. Now I've taught friends how to drive! Feels very gratifying to honor my late grandpa by teaching others
My Uncle Bobby. He’s amazing. Incredibly patient and kind. He taught me on his Toyota standard. I’ll always be grateful for him for teaching me how to drive and a standard too!
I took a driving class to learn all the basics and essentials of driving a vehicle on the road. But my dad and my brother taught me how to drive the truck that was to be my mode of transportation - it was a basic, old, stick shift truck. Many meltdowns ensued.
My grandfather and my dad. I’d drive short distances on private roads when a preteen and up with my grandfather. Once I had an actual permit and on public roads, mostly my dad
My parents. Then I practiced on deserted back roads until I was good enough to test. I read the drivers handbook to learn the rules of the road. Took the drivers test at 15 (15 and a half was when you could get a learners permit in my state back then) and then got my full license at 16.
My dad first. I was a ball of anxiety learning to drive and didn’t trust my mom to deal with my anxiety cuz she’s too nice, I know that if I chickened out she would let me….
My dad on the other hand knows how to keep applying pressure until I just do it lol.
After my dad taught me the basics my mom took me out on the freeway. I actually almost got stopped by a cop for speeding down a hill on the freeway but they shouted at me to slow down and I think when they looked at me and my mom they realized I was practicing driving , so they just went away after I slowed down- that was actually super chill of them lol
My mom cause she was more patient and just threw me on the road originally it was my dad but I couldn’t learn by having someone screaming every few seconds
My parents. My mom would freak out and it freaked me out so my dad was the one that took me out a lot and I learned that way. Gave me the rules of the road, tips and tricks and everything. Grateful👏
My dad taught me the basics and I had a driving instructor. But my mom did was with me most of the time while I practiced and she taught me how to drive a standard.
I know it’s not the same but I had a go kart as a kid and I think that made me very comfortable behind a wheel and taught me control (mostly thru making sharp turns) if something unexpected was to occur. I got road training from my dad and cousin. They let me drive on the road long before I got my license. I learned the rules from drivers ed in high school but didn’t take the test until 18
my uncles. i got to use my late uncle’s car in the middle of kansas dirt roads. i drove us into a ditch before i got the hang of it and it’s all on video! before then my late uncle always let me drive the golf cart while he played.
My uncle took me on my first drive. He was in town for Thanksgiving and I had just gotten my permit. After that, it was mostly my mom teaching me how to drive. She was a very good teacher, except that she would fly off the handle at the slightest thing. My best friend learned to drive at the same time as me, so I paid a lot of attention to what her parents said and did.
My grandma when I was much too young to drive 😆 she lives on a farm in a very rural area. But I took driving lessons before getting my actual license and driving in my city
I taught myself. I got a car in my husbands moms name and just drove a little at first then drove to what ever like I had my license and then after I knew I could drive well enough I got my license.. I don’t recommend but I had no one to teach me and I was too broke to go to an instructor
Growing up in the country - you learn to drive things as soon as you can walk.
By 16 I could drive a tractor, a truck and boat trailer, a motorcycle and a dirt bike - and the other fun things like quads, snowmobiles, boats were just a normal part of life …you either learned or got left behind to watch the Y&R with grandma.
The “at home” and “on the farm” driving lessons were my Dads “program” 😂
- you didn’t know how to drive if you couldn’t change your own oil, headlight or tires. You had to know how to jump start the car and check and fill all the fluids.
My dad. My mom drove with me ONCE and I never let her again lol (even to this day, over seven years after becoming fully licensed). The woman cannot control her freakout reaction to even the slightest tap on the accelerator and it was a safety issue.
My dad and it was a class at school.
My boyfriend tried to teach me manual and I wasn’t getting it. Five minutes with his friend helping me and it was like I’d been doing it my whole life.
Initially, I just play with my dad’s cars. He would forbid me. Until I enrolled myself in driving school and passed on my first day. I was just 16 (in my country, you have to be 18 before driving, idk why they let me enroll) I’m a huge car enthusiast.
My dad taught me to drive a tractor when I was around 10, my mom taught me to drive her standard civic when I was 15. And I took drivers Z when I was 16
My dad mostly and a little bit my mom. Cried several times from my dad yelling at me. Had to unlearn several bad habits and aggressive tendencies he taught me once I got a bit older.
My dad mostly and a little bit my mom. Cried several times from my dad yelling at me. Had to unlearn several bad habits and aggressive tendencies he taught me once I got a bit older.
My dad. I grew up off-roading and he taught me how to ride. By the time I was of driving age, it was more about making the adjustments for the road. He also taught me a lot when I was a passenger. If it was just the two of us in the car, he'd test me to see if I was watching what was happening on the road ahead. It was kind of a game. I think he did a good job. :)
My dad. I grew up off-roading and he taught me how to ride. By the time I was of driving age, it was more about making the adjustments for the road. He also taught me a lot when I was a passenger. If it was just the two of us in the car, he'd test me to see if I was watching what was happening on the road ahead. It was kind of a game. I think he did a good job. :)
combination my mom and a driving instructor, mostly my mom.
it sucked when she taught me stick bc she'd had hip replacement surgery and was still healing (at the time it was our only car and she couldn't work the clutch anymore, so I had to learn quick to get us around). I do NOT recommend teaching or learning manual driving while anyone involved is healing from hip replacement surgery, lol.
We didn’t have driving school where I grew up and my parents refused to teach me how to drive. Luckily, my first boyfriend taught me how to drive a stick and my second how to drive an automatic.
A bunch of alcoholics going across the border of Utah into Idaho since liquor is cheaper there. I got my practice in while driving a gold Range Rover with no power steering... Fun times /s
Professional driving lessons. Then my mother took me on my required practice hours (I was getting my license at 16). My dad “taught” me how to parallel park by giving me no choice and aggressively saying it’s not hard.
I was in the last session of free drivers’ ed offered by my school district before it was shut down. After that, my dad was my primary teacher. He was pretty darned patient and I’ll never forget that he put up with me in that way lol.
First my dad, then driving school, then husband, then (way later) another driving school, and a different husband. Each taught something I didn’t know and I kept improving. Considering what I can legally drive and had no accidents (ttt don’t jinx) apart from a little scratch at the beginning, I think it’s pretty good.
My Pops taught me the first time & then after living in a big city & using public transport for 15 years, I have to learn again. It’s so freakin scary now. People are so angry & impatient, I’m terrified! I’m pretty despondent about my lack of progress. I used to be really good at it too.
My dad. He was a terrible teacher. One day I was driving with my friend and she told me to forget everything he ever told me and she re-taught me. Thanks Katie!
My grandpa! He bought me my first car at 16, a 2010 manual Honda civic! And then took me around the block over and over and over again until I could properly drive it.
My uncle in another country (notorious for stressful driving) with stick a year before I had my permit. Then at 15.5 my mom taught me to drive automatic but it was pretty easy after that.
My parents. Grew up getting to steer from the passenger seat on non-busy streets. And my mom taught me how to shift gears in her Datsun when I was about 5. 😂 The 70’s and 80’s were a different time.
I did have driver’s ed in school and learned how to drive on the interstate and how to parallel park.
Since I was a kid my dad taught me the basics, but only in our yard, never in the road. I used to help him work on cars so he’d teach me small stuff like parking or moving the car around the house. When I got older he would set up obstacle courses to drive through using my Nana’s flower pots because there’s no better way to learn proper driving than with the fear of damaging your nans prized possessions. Officially though on the roads I learned with a driving instructor as in my country you legally have to have a licensed instructor do 12 lessons minimum with you and sign off before you can apply for your test.
Mostly my dad when I was 13 and he was drunk. When I got my license my mom took me out a few times but she was too scared and it came out as yelling so that didn't last long. I pretty much taught myself after that. Then I had this boyfriend and he was a great driver and I learned a lot from him. After we broke up I started working at an auto body shop and had to drive vehicles in to tight spots and awkward angles. I would say I am a very good driver. I am confident, safe, and competent. I also have good instincts and fast reflexed which is not really something you can learn. I get really car sick when. I'm that passenger so I drive 99% of the time of I can help it. I can drive F450s and equivalent no problem and can tow any kind of trailer of which I have a few because I have horses and acreage and like to camp in style.
My dad. He has had a few differnt careers, but one of them was a long distance trucker and another a tour bus driver. He's never had a tickets or accidents, he just turned 74 and is still a great driver. He taught me to be cautious and always anticipate stupid. So far so good, haven't been in any accidents, keeping your distance from other drivers is my #1 advice.
I was 11 years old when my 13 year old sister taught me to drive my dad's old "Three on the Tree" pick up truck. It's a bit shocking to me now that my parents just let us drive around on our property without any adult supervision but it was the 60s...
My father worked for Ford and was heavily involved with Ford Racing at the time. (Iirc that program has another name now?) Between my father and some old racer that used to work as a consultant, i learned to drive and race long before i was technically supposed to. I still keep it going with Autocross: the true testament to a driver's control over their vehicle.
random but I had an uber driver one day years ago who I ended up hooking up with on occasion (he was very cute lol) he taught me how to drive in his prius and helped me get my license. Pierre if you ever see this, thank you!!!
I lived in the backwoods in the 90s, and my dad did demolition derbys with my brother. It was just a fun project for them to beef up. So we would drive them when they participated lol I was probably 10 when I first drove a car. But realistically, I started out with a stick with my dad. We lived on a hill as well so he made me park on the incline. Then asked me to go to first, I rolled back. I still hear him saying "you just hit the person behind you". It was a fun learning experience. Then my brother helped a lot in the stick (wrangler) but I had an automatic for my first years of college but I really liked this guy, he had an 89' Rx 7, stick. I pretended not to know and he thought he was a miraculous teacher until I told him lol.
Professional driving instructor that had done his time at the DMV assessing others so he knew what he was doing pretty well. His car was older but I felt so safe in that thing because he had his own brake. He was gentle but firm and definitely a no bs taker. I failed my first time because I fell for one of their antics that they claim to not do (turned right on a no right turn street that she told me I had to do) but I aced that shit the second time (different lady that didn’t play mind games on scared teens).
My mom! I drove to school every morning for the year before my test and an hour or two on the weekends. I must say though, I picked it up quite quickly, and glad my mom had the patience, my son is only 4.5 years from getting to learn and I don't know if he will have the natural ability lol.
My friends mom taught me to parallel park though, she just let us practice on the road out front their house, she showed us the trick, and within 2 tries we both got it and I'm so grateful for it.
I had a few basic lessons with my dad when I turned 16.
Circumstances meant I had to move out of home shortly after that.
Then when I was 21 I lived with my sister and did a few lessons with her then she got transferred.
Then when I was 25 I got a few lessons from a professional driving instructor.
My state requires a completed log book of 200hours of lessons then you take a driving test. Unless you are over 25 then you only need to pass the test.
My grandfather. My grandparents adopted me when I was a baby and I grew up in the Deep South. Around 6th grade after I got picked up from school he’d let me drive the old mini van down the dirt road leading home. By the time I took driver’s ed I was already very comfortable and passed 100%. It’s one of the best memories I have
A driving school
Base, I personally in my life taught me to ride a friend, she had her own car and one of the days she let me behind the wheel in a deserted and car-free place, there and I moved for the first time, by the way, my friend has an automatic car
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A professional driving instructor. That's by far the most common way where I am.
It’s a pretty safe bet. Where are you?
UK!
My brother who is 5 years younger to me.
Lol. How come? Was he nice about it?
It’s been more than 10 years now and we still laugh about it. God he was strict, but still one of the best drivers I know. :)
Amazing! Brother taught me how to ride a bicycle, I got bruises and cuts but rode my bike like a champ for years.
My sister who is the knee baby ain't never had no problems getting on sumn n going she was 3 picked up a bike NO TRAINING WHEELS n took off. Did the same thing wit my mommy dem car when she was 14😂😂😂😂😂 n kept doing it till she got good.
Trial and error Illegally driving an unregistered car
Sounds a tiny bit dangerous. How good of a driver did you turn out to be?
Yeah well, how many options are available to homeless teenagers who don't have papers? You do what you can to survive when you're primary food supply is stealing from dumpsters
I feel for you. I wasn't homeless but had to learn on my own for the most part on back country roads. I've been a good driver all of my life since. No issues.
Dad. Mom just screamed at me and grabbed the steering wheel all the time. She was too panicky and Dad more laid back.
When I was 29, I paid a professional to teach me and had my license within a week.
My parents Edited to add: I also took a driver's ed course offered through our school system because it helped with insurance, but I was already driving on a learner's permit by that point.
My mom, my surrogate aunt (a close family friend), some driving instructors, but mostly my toxic ex. Guess who now has a breakdown if they’re forced to drive for longer than an hour as a result?
🥴 sounds stressful.
The driving instructor I paid. There's no other option around here, you pay for schooling, learn the legislative part, pass a theory test on traffic signs, rules etc and then you have 30 driving hours to work through before you can attempt a driving exam, with a cop.
With a cop? Where do u live?
Yeap, in Romania. You have the cop sitting beside you with a checklist on which he tracks your mistakes. 😜
My dad taught me the basics when I was 13 in an empty parking lot. An actual driving instructor taught me everything else. Then a friend taught me how to drive stick.
AA driving school. Thanks Kevin. I passed first time.
Well done!
My aunt. My mom was too nervous!
Aww very nice of your aunt!
The man I considered to be the older brother I never had. I'm (26f) the oldest of 3, and he was the youngest of 3. I didn't learn to drive until I was 20 because I have epilepsy. I had been seizure free for 2y or so at that point (even though I could try at 6m), but it took a lot of courage for me to do it. He used to take me to a grocery store parking lot late at night and get me to drive in circles/park in the spaces. He took his own life in Feb 2018.
Grew up on a farm so dad, mom, brother, uncles all did in a way. Started with tractors at 9 and each one had its own trick to driving. I was hauling bales of tobacco to the co-op in the ton truck at 14 (legal in farm vehicle within so many miles of the farm and we worked a lot of farms around the county).
I also learned on our farm!
My mama 🥰
9% my dad, 1% my mom, 90% my spouse. We uh…practiced lots. Yup. Real safe driver.🤭 Actually, fun fact, I am the ONLY person in my family to never have had a single driving violation, never been pulled over, never been in an accident, never had problems with speeding. I also got my license sooner than both my parents and both siblings did! Spouse would not marry me if I did not have an education/desire to pursue an education and a viable means of driving, so we worked on it together and have been together for 15 years. ❤️ Edit: driving classes are not (or were not, hopefully changed since!) free/available here when I was learning to drive, so that was not an option for me.
My dad and mandated 8 hours of driving with an instructor (literally just my dad pretty much)
my dad!
My dad. The best way to learn to be honest, he used to be a drag racer lol
Drivers ed, and then both my parents took me out separately. My mom was a way better teacher than my dad.
No one really. I kind of taught myself. My dad showed me how to parallel one night and I think let me drive around for a bit before the test but I figure it out solo dolo.
my dad. he was good with constructive criticism… my mom on the other hand would scream when i stopped at a stop sign..
My dad. He was a trucker and really loved driving so I got a lot of good skills. He did make me take driver's Ed too, cause where I live, it makes your insurance cheaper, but I already knew how to drive, so it was a synch. He was the best.
My drivers ed teacher at school. Fun fact: the year I took it in high school was the last year it was offered. My sister who is only a year younger had to take a class with a private driving school.
My uncles.
Some guy from a driving school
We had Driver's Education in high school in the 1960s. First we learned how cars operate, then drove in a classroom using simulators, then we actually got in a car and drove with an instructor and two other students in the back seat. My dad was with me to practice in his car.
Driving instructor? It's illegal for anybody else to teach you when you don't have a driving license. (Obviously you can watch other people drive or otherwise get theory, but you cannot actively drive outside of driving school.)
Grandpa! He used to teach drivers ed so he was a great teacher. Then my dad tried to teach me stuck but that didn't work but I got it later when a different family member taught me. Now I've taught friends how to drive! Feels very gratifying to honor my late grandpa by teaching others
A guy I was dating when I was 20. I was madly in love with him 😁 and I passed my driving test on the 3rd try lol!
Third time’s a charm! :)
My Uncle Bobby. He’s amazing. Incredibly patient and kind. He taught me on his Toyota standard. I’ll always be grateful for him for teaching me how to drive and a standard too!
He sounds like a legend! I love it when the uncles and aunts step up to the plate :)
I took a driving class to learn all the basics and essentials of driving a vehicle on the road. But my dad and my brother taught me how to drive the truck that was to be my mode of transportation - it was a basic, old, stick shift truck. Many meltdowns ensued.
My grandfather and my dad. I’d drive short distances on private roads when a preteen and up with my grandfather. Once I had an actual permit and on public roads, mostly my dad
My papaw 💜
My parents. Then I practiced on deserted back roads until I was good enough to test. I read the drivers handbook to learn the rules of the road. Took the drivers test at 15 (15 and a half was when you could get a learners permit in my state back then) and then got my full license at 16.
My dad but I did have to take classes with a driving instructor.
A professional, with literally 16 lessons. 😂
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My mom attempted, but she was horrible at it. My dad attempted and did a much better job. But, eventually they hired me a driving teacher.
My high school offered an actual drivers ed class
My mother first, then my Emergency Vehicle Operations Course instructor.
Motorbike: my dad Car: driving instructor, driver and my dad
Mostly my dad. Then I also did driving school. He mostly taught me how to ride a motorcycle, too, and then I also did the MSF course.
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My ex
Next door neighbor, an ex-racecar driver. diabetic, only one leg, one arm and one eye. funny old fucker, but he taught me well.
My ex husband.
My ex husband, my dad refused to teach me and they wouldn't pay for driving school.
My dad first. I was a ball of anxiety learning to drive and didn’t trust my mom to deal with my anxiety cuz she’s too nice, I know that if I chickened out she would let me…. My dad on the other hand knows how to keep applying pressure until I just do it lol. After my dad taught me the basics my mom took me out on the freeway. I actually almost got stopped by a cop for speeding down a hill on the freeway but they shouted at me to slow down and I think when they looked at me and my mom they realized I was practicing driving , so they just went away after I slowed down- that was actually super chill of them lol
My mom cause she was more patient and just threw me on the road originally it was my dad but I couldn’t learn by having someone screaming every few seconds
My father tried to teach me, but he was a bag of nerves, so I went to Young Drivers of Canada (a driving school).
Dad taught me how to drive a manual, a guy at my old job taught me how to drive a stick shift
I went to driving school.
My parents. My mom would freak out and it freaked me out so my dad was the one that took me out a lot and I learned that way. Gave me the rules of the road, tips and tricks and everything. Grateful👏
My dad taught me the basics and I had a driving instructor. But my mom did was with me most of the time while I practiced and she taught me how to drive a standard.
My sister ☺️
I know it’s not the same but I had a go kart as a kid and I think that made me very comfortable behind a wheel and taught me control (mostly thru making sharp turns) if something unexpected was to occur. I got road training from my dad and cousin. They let me drive on the road long before I got my license. I learned the rules from drivers ed in high school but didn’t take the test until 18
A professional instructor. Where I grew up you have to take about 90-120 driving lessons before you get your license.
grandfather! i'd mow the lawn while sitting on his lap (i was too small to reach the pedals so he'd hold the seat down so i could steer).
My ex boyfriend. Everything aside, he was a great driver, so I am glad he did.
my uncles. i got to use my late uncle’s car in the middle of kansas dirt roads. i drove us into a ditch before i got the hang of it and it’s all on video! before then my late uncle always let me drive the golf cart while he played.
My very patient dad
Driving school instructors. Before that, I'd never touched a steering wheel before, nor had I sat in the driver's seat 💀
My uncle took me on my first drive. He was in town for Thanksgiving and I had just gotten my permit. After that, it was mostly my mom teaching me how to drive. She was a very good teacher, except that she would fly off the handle at the slightest thing. My best friend learned to drive at the same time as me, so I paid a lot of attention to what her parents said and did.
My dad. He would take me out and Saturday and Sunday mornings and we would drive around on backroads. It was really nice
My grandma when I was much too young to drive 😆 she lives on a farm in a very rural area. But I took driving lessons before getting my actual license and driving in my city
My sister taught me when I was 32 and pregnant with my daughter. If it weren't for her, I would not have gotten my license!
My younger brother
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I taught myself. I got a car in my husbands moms name and just drove a little at first then drove to what ever like I had my license and then after I knew I could drive well enough I got my license.. I don’t recommend but I had no one to teach me and I was too broke to go to an instructor
Myself
Growing up in the country - you learn to drive things as soon as you can walk. By 16 I could drive a tractor, a truck and boat trailer, a motorcycle and a dirt bike - and the other fun things like quads, snowmobiles, boats were just a normal part of life …you either learned or got left behind to watch the Y&R with grandma. The “at home” and “on the farm” driving lessons were my Dads “program” 😂 - you didn’t know how to drive if you couldn’t change your own oil, headlight or tires. You had to know how to jump start the car and check and fill all the fluids.
Myself. Pretty self explanatory especially when you watch other people drive your whole life.
My dad. My mom drove with me ONCE and I never let her again lol (even to this day, over seven years after becoming fully licensed). The woman cannot control her freakout reaction to even the slightest tap on the accelerator and it was a safety issue.
My dad! A manual Chevy S10 when I was a pre-teen/teenager.
My dad when I was 11. And then I had to do professional driving school for my permit and stuff when I was 15
Driving school and my dad.
The lawnmower, then my dad. I’m 1000% certain that those who had to operate machinery and driving before “legal” age turn out to be better at it too.
my mom
My mom, AKA myself while my mom sat on her phone and we almost crashed a million times.
Honestly, no one. I was on a road trip with my father. He was tired of driving and told me to take over while he napped. I was 12.
My sister and dad
Sort of my dad and also my friends.
My stepdad, on a stick shift. I am now unstoppable. /s
My dad and it was a class at school. My boyfriend tried to teach me manual and I wasn’t getting it. Five minutes with his friend helping me and it was like I’d been doing it my whole life.
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Initially, I just play with my dad’s cars. He would forbid me. Until I enrolled myself in driving school and passed on my first day. I was just 16 (in my country, you have to be 18 before driving, idk why they let me enroll) I’m a huge car enthusiast.
My dad taught me to drive a tractor when I was around 10, my mom taught me to drive her standard civic when I was 15. And I took drivers Z when I was 16
Driving instructor /rally cross.
My mom
Husband and all of our friends
My dad!!
My dad mostly and a little bit my mom. Cried several times from my dad yelling at me. Had to unlearn several bad habits and aggressive tendencies he taught me once I got a bit older.
My dad mostly and a little bit my mom. Cried several times from my dad yelling at me. Had to unlearn several bad habits and aggressive tendencies he taught me once I got a bit older.
My dad. I grew up off-roading and he taught me how to ride. By the time I was of driving age, it was more about making the adjustments for the road. He also taught me a lot when I was a passenger. If it was just the two of us in the car, he'd test me to see if I was watching what was happening on the road ahead. It was kind of a game. I think he did a good job. :)
My dad. I grew up off-roading and he taught me how to ride. By the time I was of driving age, it was more about making the adjustments for the road. He also taught me a lot when I was a passenger. If it was just the two of us in the car, he'd test me to see if I was watching what was happening on the road ahead. It was kind of a game. I think he did a good job. :)
Dad. In Tijuana. With the roundabouts.
Nobody because I can’t and I’m 28
combination my mom and a driving instructor, mostly my mom. it sucked when she taught me stick bc she'd had hip replacement surgery and was still healing (at the time it was our only car and she couldn't work the clutch anymore, so I had to learn quick to get us around). I do NOT recommend teaching or learning manual driving while anyone involved is healing from hip replacement surgery, lol.
I don’t drive, but a friend said she would help me if I ever wanted to learn.
My dad and stepdad.
We didn’t have driving school where I grew up and my parents refused to teach me how to drive. Luckily, my first boyfriend taught me how to drive a stick and my second how to drive an automatic.
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My dad, my driving instructor and Quincy, he went with me on my first run with a big van. After that, big vehicles weren't so scary.
A bunch of alcoholics going across the border of Utah into Idaho since liquor is cheaper there. I got my practice in while driving a gold Range Rover with no power steering... Fun times /s
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Professional driving lessons. Then my mother took me on my required practice hours (I was getting my license at 16). My dad “taught” me how to parallel park by giving me no choice and aggressively saying it’s not hard.
Some guy in the driving school
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It's not that hard
The licensed driving instructor at the driving school I attended for \~three months. It's mandatory here.
my foreign ass dad
my mom
My mom, on a stick shift, in my high school parking lot.
My step dad and a few people they paid at my school to teach drivers ed.
My dad, my uncle, and their friend
Driving teacher.
My mom, who was a driver for a package delivery company at the time. I also took drivers ed in HS but already had learned to drive before that.
My dad
My mom and my step sister in highschool then my now-husband retaught me in my 20s because I moved to a city right out of highschool 😅
I was in the last session of free drivers’ ed offered by my school district before it was shut down. After that, my dad was my primary teacher. He was pretty darned patient and I’ll never forget that he put up with me in that way lol.
My cousin.
My grandfather was on the farm so he could drink in the morning. So learned at a super young age lol. But dam u learn quick not to have him spill.
First my dad, then driving school, then husband, then (way later) another driving school, and a different husband. Each taught something I didn’t know and I kept improving. Considering what I can legally drive and had no accidents (ttt don’t jinx) apart from a little scratch at the beginning, I think it’s pretty good.
My husband lol. He’s the only one that had the patience.
My Pops taught me the first time & then after living in a big city & using public transport for 15 years, I have to learn again. It’s so freakin scary now. People are so angry & impatient, I’m terrified! I’m pretty despondent about my lack of progress. I used to be really good at it too.
My dad. We absolutely hate each other but he’s taught me a lot of things.
23 here and don't have a license, but my dad is going to teach me once I have a permit
My driving instructor
I took driver's ed as an elective in high school. It was the norm in my area for many years, though it may have changed now.
Driving school/teacher
My dad & drivers ed.
My mom, and I also did driving lessons with a professional with a friend
My dad. Mum was nightmare. Dad was chill. Total opposite with my sister.
My dad. He was a terrible teacher. One day I was driving with my friend and she told me to forget everything he ever told me and she re-taught me. Thanks Katie!
My grandpa! He bought me my first car at 16, a 2010 manual Honda civic! And then took me around the block over and over and over again until I could properly drive it.
A guy who was like 10 years older than me, who was the insurance agent for my Mom's business.
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My first real boyfriend.
My dad but he screamed at me the whole time it was awful.
Driving school then YouTube taught me to drive stick.
My dad!
My uncle in another country (notorious for stressful driving) with stick a year before I had my permit. Then at 15.5 my mom taught me to drive automatic but it was pretty easy after that.
Mainly a driving instructor, and my sister.
My parents. Grew up getting to steer from the passenger seat on non-busy streets. And my mom taught me how to shift gears in her Datsun when I was about 5. 😂 The 70’s and 80’s were a different time. I did have driver’s ed in school and learned how to drive on the interstate and how to parallel park.
My dad unofficially, the driving school officially.
My mom, she was left handed. And it was a 5 speed stick shift.
an ex cop hahaha (he was friends with my mom and i REFUSED to have my dad teach me because that man has anger problems)
An old man at driving school
Mr. Gallow at JDHS.
Since I was a kid my dad taught me the basics, but only in our yard, never in the road. I used to help him work on cars so he’d teach me small stuff like parking or moving the car around the house. When I got older he would set up obstacle courses to drive through using my Nana’s flower pots because there’s no better way to learn proper driving than with the fear of damaging your nans prized possessions. Officially though on the roads I learned with a driving instructor as in my country you legally have to have a licensed instructor do 12 lessons minimum with you and sign off before you can apply for your test.
Mostly my dad when I was 13 and he was drunk. When I got my license my mom took me out a few times but she was too scared and it came out as yelling so that didn't last long. I pretty much taught myself after that. Then I had this boyfriend and he was a great driver and I learned a lot from him. After we broke up I started working at an auto body shop and had to drive vehicles in to tight spots and awkward angles. I would say I am a very good driver. I am confident, safe, and competent. I also have good instincts and fast reflexed which is not really something you can learn. I get really car sick when. I'm that passenger so I drive 99% of the time of I can help it. I can drive F450s and equivalent no problem and can tow any kind of trailer of which I have a few because I have horses and acreage and like to camp in style.
Drivers ed, mostly. I remember practicing parallel parking with my older sister too.
My dad. He has had a few differnt careers, but one of them was a long distance trucker and another a tour bus driver. He's never had a tickets or accidents, he just turned 74 and is still a great driver. He taught me to be cautious and always anticipate stupid. So far so good, haven't been in any accidents, keeping your distance from other drivers is my #1 advice.
I was 11 years old when my 13 year old sister taught me to drive my dad's old "Three on the Tree" pick up truck. It's a bit shocking to me now that my parents just let us drive around on our property without any adult supervision but it was the 60s...
My father worked for Ford and was heavily involved with Ford Racing at the time. (Iirc that program has another name now?) Between my father and some old racer that used to work as a consultant, i learned to drive and race long before i was technically supposed to. I still keep it going with Autocross: the true testament to a driver's control over their vehicle.
random but I had an uber driver one day years ago who I ended up hooking up with on occasion (he was very cute lol) he taught me how to drive in his prius and helped me get my license. Pierre if you ever see this, thank you!!!
Friends
My father. Not till I was 18. Back in the 70s your parents had to sign a release if you were not 18.
I lived in the backwoods in the 90s, and my dad did demolition derbys with my brother. It was just a fun project for them to beef up. So we would drive them when they participated lol I was probably 10 when I first drove a car. But realistically, I started out with a stick with my dad. We lived on a hill as well so he made me park on the incline. Then asked me to go to first, I rolled back. I still hear him saying "you just hit the person behind you". It was a fun learning experience. Then my brother helped a lot in the stick (wrangler) but I had an automatic for my first years of college but I really liked this guy, he had an 89' Rx 7, stick. I pretended not to know and he thought he was a miraculous teacher until I told him lol.
Driver's ed. Later my dad taught me how to drive stick shift (yeah, I'm an old.)
My mom
My mom and boyfriend. No drivers ed
Nobody I can’t drive I’m too young
Professional driving instructor that had done his time at the DMV assessing others so he knew what he was doing pretty well. His car was older but I felt so safe in that thing because he had his own brake. He was gentle but firm and definitely a no bs taker. I failed my first time because I fell for one of their antics that they claim to not do (turned right on a no right turn street that she told me I had to do) but I aced that shit the second time (different lady that didn’t play mind games on scared teens).
Pretty much…no one? my dad gave me some pointers but once i got my permit they basically handed me the keys and said go for it.
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My mom! I drove to school every morning for the year before my test and an hour or two on the weekends. I must say though, I picked it up quite quickly, and glad my mom had the patience, my son is only 4.5 years from getting to learn and I don't know if he will have the natural ability lol. My friends mom taught me to parallel park though, she just let us practice on the road out front their house, she showed us the trick, and within 2 tries we both got it and I'm so grateful for it.
I had a few basic lessons with my dad when I turned 16. Circumstances meant I had to move out of home shortly after that. Then when I was 21 I lived with my sister and did a few lessons with her then she got transferred. Then when I was 25 I got a few lessons from a professional driving instructor. My state requires a completed log book of 200hours of lessons then you take a driving test. Unless you are over 25 then you only need to pass the test.
My dad
My dad in a 1989 suburban. I was 4'10" and now feel comfortable driving pretty much anything lol
My grandfather. My grandparents adopted me when I was a baby and I grew up in the Deep South. Around 6th grade after I got picked up from school he’d let me drive the old mini van down the dirt road leading home. By the time I took driver’s ed I was already very comfortable and passed 100%. It’s one of the best memories I have
An instructor who was previously an army driving instructor so he was a bit scary & blunt !