# At 21, I finally got my Learner's Permit **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807 "2005-10-11T21:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/1 "2005-10-11T21:45:34Z")
Praise me! I studied for three days, and aced it yesterday morning. 41 out of 42 questions correct. First try. Now I just have to learn to drive. And that scares me. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/2 "2005-10-11T22:04:16Z")
Congratulations, **Sierra Indigo**! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/3 "2005-10-11T22:08:46Z")
Driving is easy. It’s stopping that can be a pain. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/4 "2005-10-11T22:19:21Z")
A proper amount of fear is a good thing in a driver. You’ll do fine. I worked with a woman a few years ago who was from China and didn’t learn to drive until she was well into her 30s. A friend of mine only learned to drive when she graduated from law school and found a job in L.A. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/5 "2005-10-11T22:37:02Z")
I only got my driver’s liscense last year, at age 28. And I’ve lived my entire life in California! ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/6 "2005-10-11T22:37:20Z")
I didn’t learn to drive until I was 23. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/7 "2005-10-11T22:54:43Z")
I didn’t learn to drive till I was over 30. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/8 "2005-10-12T01:04:45Z")
Well done and congratulations! I waited until I felt ready to learn how to drive, so I’ve only had my licence since I was 26. I was married before I could drive! 🙂 People were right, it does give you so much freedom and makes life easier but I don’t regret waiting until I felt ready to do it. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/9 "2005-10-12T15:40:52Z")
Congrats! Just remember that all the other drivers are out to kill you, and all the pedestrians are out to kill themselves. Don’t let them do it! ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/10 "2005-10-12T16:36:58Z")
Thank you for this thread. I am 26 and I have never had a driver’s license. I always felt like I was the only one who waited this long. Like **cazzle** , I will be married before I drive. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-21-i-finally-got-my-learners-permit/325807/11 "2005-10-12T17:18:23Z")
Wow…I was driving at 14 mostly out of necessity. Congratulations, **Sierra**. Are you driving a manual or automatic transmission?