At what age should you get your permit?

Rule for me was rather simple.

I’d use my mother’s car when she needed me to run errands, and she was responsible for its maintenance and gas and all what-have-you. Except on special occasions, for personal use I had to take care of my own vehicle, the purchase of which, along with insurance, gas, and all the other expenses that go along with a car were entirely my responsibility.

She got really pissed when she found that she’d have to pay out the ass for a driving school that wouldn’t teach me anything I didn’t know after four cross-country moves and driving experience without a license before I could be licensed.

As far as the priviledge of driving went, unless I really pissed her off (i. e., something along the lines of porno or drugs, not little things) if I managed to get my own car (which, through my friend’s dad, I acquired an olds in wonderful condition for $950. Not the nicest thing to look at, but there was no rust and it ran perfectly fine) driving may as well have been a right.