I'm ALMOST 30 and I'm just now working towards getting my licince.

I took a driving course when I was 15 and it was okay. One of the driving schools offered it through the high school I was going to. This was in 1995, think it cost my parents $350. I can only imagine what it cost now. The only reason I took it was b/c in order to get my license at 15 in Louisiana (this has now changed to 16) I had to take the class. Think I got HS credit for it. Prior to taking the class though I was taught the basics and taken out a few times by my Aunt.

I don't have my drivers license either... and I'm going to be 37 next month. LOL! At 30 I got my G1 (beginners here in Ontario... with the "graduated licensing" program we have now). It was good for 5 yrs, but I let it expire, because I didn't have any vehicle to practice on, nor the money to take a course. I'm with you... the course is a GREAT idea for so many reasons! I'm not overly anxious to get my license even now, but it's something I must do. I have a bf who has a minivan, and I'm sure he'd let me practice with him. It's simply a matter of getting my butt in gear and taking the G1 written test all over again.

I got my license at 17. When I moved back east at age 53 I had to take the written test again and passed it easily but missed one question--that was about seat belts. In Arizona, everyone must be belted in especially the children. Here in Ohio, I checked the box that said everyone has to be restrained but came to find out that only the front seat passengers have to wear seatbelts! What the hell?! No wonder I see so many kids bouncing around in the back seats!! What idiocy! Well anyway, that's the last time I took the written test. Good luck on yours!

Don't feel bad. I'm 45 and never had a license either. I used to drive years ago and I had a few cars but never drove further than the corner. I don't think I could pass the test either. Keep trying though you'll pass eventually. Having kids you need a car so you can take them places when you need to.

I actually got my license ASAP when I was younger. Where I live you have to be 15.5 to get your temps and 16 to get your license, and I received my license no more than five days after my 16th birthday. I was eager! :) My dad taught me most of everything I carried over into driving myself; he has hit one car in his entire lifetime and has been driving 30 years. He took me on the highway my first day. At first I freaked out, but soon realized he was right about the highway being much safer and easier to drive on than a road! I actually wrecked with my temps, and although it wasn't my fault, it taught me that the number one thing to do while driving is to pay attention to other people and never say they won't do crazy things on the road. However, my husband had his license when he was younger. Eventually the time came to get it renewed and back then, he was the kind of person that let those kinds of things slip by. The license expired and he didn't have his for years by the time I met him. He still doesn't have it, for a couple of reasons. For one, it's ridiculously expensive. He would only use it to get back and forth from work, since we literally go everywhere together. So we'd be paying insurance, license fees, and, if he wanted a separate car, it'd only get more expensive. For two, it's simply needless in our situation. We have decided that we'll get his license within the next year or so for emergency only (in case I am unable to drive). The third reason is that he already owns and "drives" a vehicle: a bike. He bikes to and from work, and it saves us a ton on gas. Anywhere he needs to go without me he bikes, although besides work, it nearly never happens. A bike is a street legal vehicle...and in some states in the US it's illegal to ride it anywhere but the road...but he still gets yelled at, given the finger, etc., when riding his bike. It's amazing how hostile people are just when you're using a different vehicle on the road (especially when you can just pass the person)...but he continues to ride it regardless and so getting a license would be simply excessive.

I was 34 when I got my driver's license. I was brought up in a household where the head of the hh (that would be my father) believed that women should not drive as they are bad drivers. It did not really bother me as I grew up, I could not really afford to buy a car. However, when I got married my husband and I decided I should learn to drive as it very practical to get around with a car and in case of emergencies, I should be able to step it. Luckily, I passed the exams and I have my license now for nearly 13 years. I must admit, I'm not sooo hot on driving but I recognize its value whenever I run errands, pick up the kids from school, bring them to the doctor and all other things associated with mobility. It certainly makes life easier and costlier (gas,insurance, registration).

I was 17 when I had my student permit license, immediately after that, i got my professional license and have it ever since. I just taught myself how to drive and didn't undergo any driving course. I don't think it's too late in your case, the most important thing is you are able to use it. If I were you, I will get myself a simple booklet on driving rules and traffic signs, they must be readily available. It won't hurt to do a little preparation.

Hi Sissygrl. I got my driver's license when I was 17, but got my learner's permit when I was 15 and a half. The high school that I went to had a driver's ed teacher, so I learned some of my driving from that teacher. My mom taught me as well. Poor woman was scared out of her mind to teach me to drive. So scared, in fact, that she had me learn in an empty church parking lot! LOL When the driver's ed teacher found this out he insisted she let me drive home....that very day! OMG, was my mom scared! But she let me do it. And we made it home in one piece! LOL After that I became her chauffeur. I drove us everywhere! LOL Good luck in getting your license! Happy mylotting!

i'm 40 and i still don't have one. honestly,i've never needed one.i either ride my bike,take a bus,or get a ride from my bro.plus,the expensive local is just too much to own one,so i'm fine without.

I was sixteen.....and took a drivers course to learn how....and I did have good teachers as I passed on the first try....good for you to finally get it!

I have been driving for more than a decade now. I started driving at age 22. I'm glad that I got interested in driving when I was still younger because had I not done it, I'm sure I would never learn how to drive if I started late. I have friends who up to now are afraid to drive because they never got interest in driving when they were still in their 20's when one's spirit to drive is stronger at that age. I have never enrolled in a driving school. It was my friends who taught me how to drive a car.

hi sissygrl well I tried to learn to drive when I was eighteen but had so many problems I just gave up. then I finally married and my hubby did all the driving anway so again I did not try to learn. so all mylife I had had to either get rides with friends or take the bus.now I am 82 and still unable to drive, have no license and passed no tests. he he

I am studying to get my permit off and on. I am 22 and am just now starting to try for it again. I had epilepsy when I was younger and have been deemed non-epileptic since my 18th birthday, though I didn't have anyone to egg me on and cheer me on about it. My husband is helping me in that respect, he and his mother is going to teach me as soon as I get my permit. I hope to get it next month, but that means studying alot. There's a lot on my plate right now, and I am not the best at organizing what to do... lol... Organizing my time that is.

Hi Sissygrl, I havent had a driver's license because I dont have my own car and for me its ok to commute. But I am planning to study how to drive so that i could also have a license.

Hi sissyrl, I took my test when I was around 18 or 19 I think. I had a couple of professonal lessons then went out with my dad teaching me,then my friend took me out a bit when we were back at university. I learnt in pretty quiet places though so have never felt confident with city driving, I'm much more happy tearing up mountains. My dad was the best teacher and used to harp on a lot about assessing the road ahead and never braking sharply to save petrol.

Don't feel so bad. my father taught me how to drive and I got my license when I was 21 years old. I took the test twice (I failed the slope test for the first) But, even after having a license, I never drive. After quite a time, I need to learn a bit to remember this and that. Then I can't drive manual car as I am sux at it. I tried for months before finally giving up for an automatic one.

I'm 26 and I still don't have mine, but I'm going to get it soon. Like you, I didn't have the money to pay for everything. I've just always taken the bus wherever I go, or walked. I took the test a few times though, and failed it. I never really studied the book though, so I guess I shouldn't have expected to just know it all.