Where Will I Get My Driver's License From Childhood To Adulthood?

It is often considered a rite of passage when you become old enough to drive. A momentous trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles and you can now bask in all the glory that having a license allows. There is almost a countdown clock clicking away the time that must pass before you can make this a reality. A sleepless night is almost a guarantee on the night before you make that trek. I however, was an exception to this trend. Our family has been more mobile than most my entire life. Being on the road and on the move is something that is common place for me. Approximately every two years we move to a new place so my father can continue to serve in the military. It was during an eight day trek from California to Kansas that I realized that it is the winding roads and highways that connect our great country. The best way to see this country is clearly to travel on these roads is with a vehicle of some kind. Up until my senior year, my mother has been the primary driver for all my activities. Once we were settled in Kansas I realized it was time to get my license. My father decided to start looking for a vehicle for my brother and me to share. He spent his weekends scouring the ads. He stumbled upon a truck that looked too good to pass up. This was the starting point of my love hate relationship.

Driving is a big part of everyone’s life. It helps people get places for jobs, school, appointments, and etcetera. In my case, I was trying to get my license so that I could drive myself to college. It was a goal of mine to have my license. My goal was to get my license during high school so that

There is a time in everyone’s lives, when they gain independence. There was a time when I asserted my independence and I broke away from influence and control of some things and my parents. I received my driver's license recently, and also, I got my first car. I gained my independence from this event. I felt I needed to be independent for many reasons. I wanted to become independent because I felt like it would make me become more mature. Driving on your own can be dangerous at times and requires you to have a high level of maturity. If you aren’t mature enough before you start, when you start to drive by yourself, it will shape you into a very mature individual. I also felt that I needed to become independent because I didn’t like relying on my parents every time I wanted to go

For my sixteenth birthday my parents rewarded me with a car, but I couldn’t drive it for a very long time because I still had my Learner’s Permit. My parents soon agreed that if I get my Driver’s License, I would be allowed to drive my car to school and wherever I wanted to go, as long as I had their permission. In the beginning of summer 2014, I finally gained the confidence, and was positive that I was ready to get my Driver’s License. I was so excited, yet nervous at the same time. I took the test, and passed it on my first try. My parents

I was one of the first students in my class and the first child in my family to obtain a driver’s license. Driving home from the DMV alone, away from the watchful eye of a licensed California driver at least 25 years of age, was a liberating feeling. Like generations of adolescents receiving their licenses for the first time, my smile was from ear to ear. But, along with this privilege came a responsibility that I had

As one can see, getting a driver's license is extremely important to me. It gives me the freedom to drive where I want, it helps me to value money more, but it can also be dangerous. When I'm driving I will consider and look back on these features. I know these three reasons are reasons where i can be safe and benefit from. They will stay in my life and I will never forget

On my birthday, I was eager to acquire my license and drive like a free man. I can remember standing at the DMV in a warm room full of body’s. The time it took myself to accept my license was a rough hour. I stepped in the car and drove around the block, and passed my parallel parking. I was excited to obtain my license on my first attempt, and get to drive without an adult. I was able to pick up friends, drive myself to food stops, and to work. Having a license is pleasurable until you realize the flashing blue, and red lights are behind your car.

One reason I want my license is to get more freedom. With the freedom I have I will be able to hang out with friends. I will also be able to go to other social outings. Usually when a teen gets their drivers license they are treated with more respect, and they do not need adult supervision to go places. I will have that freedom when I get my license. I cannot wait for the freedom I will have when

As a teenager, getting a driving license is a long extraneous task of taking tests, reading driving guidelines, and even taking a required class sophomore year. All of these help prepare new drivers for the next stage of their life in transport. I personally went through all of this just a year ago, and I have seen how it can help prepare fairly new drivers for safe driving. After getting a license there are many limitations put on you, some only last for a few months, but others last for your whole high school career. Limitations like these help new drivers to learn good and lasting habits, so that they can keep themselves and others safe. Some of these laws; however, need to be updated and more defined, so that teenage drivers learn and understand how dangerous driving really is.

Teens have busy schedules, from school, to going to practice, to getting a ride home, or wanting to go hang out with friends. Obtaining a license at 16 allows them to drive themselves where they need to be without having to rely on anyone. Teens who already have their license obviously have a much easier way to get around. Then, there are teens who still don’t have their license. They rely on their parents and since parents also have busy schedules, it stresses everyone out. For example, a teen without a license and two working parents, sits outside of the school waiting to be picked up after practice. A teen with a license would have just been able to go home right afterwards. In addition, teens feel a sense of more freedom when they get their license. Diamante White, a 16-year-old who just received her permit in July says, “I would really be upset because I’ve waited so long to drive.” She also said driving is a “growing up experience”. In other words, having a license makes life that much

On to getting my license, which was amazingly terrifying. It took me to my senior year in high school to actually want to get my licenses. I never cared until all my friends wanted to go on trips and go to the movies all the time, and I got sick of asking my parents for rides. Then I just went and took my test. Which I passed, it kinda shocked me though because I had the rudest

Teenage drivers are not always following the laws that are in place that would restrict them from driving during overnight hours, using cell phones, and limiting the number of passengers they can have in the car. It would seem that one of the biggest accomplishments in a teenager's life is receiving their driver's license. It is my opinion that, obtaining a license gives a teenager freedom; a newfound sense of independence. This new independence can be very intoxicating. Teenagers drive themselves to school functions, extracurricular activities, or to work. A friend drives over to visit-or to pick them up to go somewhere. It is very thrilling to know that you are not at your parent's mercy to drive you to and from school, meet friends, or to work. But with all of this new freedom comes responsibility which most sixteen year olds are not ready to handle.

Learning something new can be a frightening experience; especially for a sixteen year old high school student who has not really experienced life until now; yet, I was filled with an enormous amount of anticipation and eagerness as I learned to drive for the first time. Without a doubt I had a lot of fears, I would wreck the car, resting in the back of my mind. Months earlier, I had read a report published in a magazine, and I knew that statistically one out every three teens has an accident in the course of their first year of driving, but I was determined not to be one of those statistics on my first day. I kept telling myself “I am not going to crash; I am not going to crash; I am not going to crash.” I was trying to convince myself there was nothing to it, that driving was easy, but I knew there was no way around it; I had to overcome my fears in order to gain my independence and freedom. The ability to drive myself places would give me my individuality, even if I did have to have an adult passenger with me while driving. But to a sixteen year old kid; if I could drive I would be free to navigate the world, and the possibilities would be endless. I would transcend into adulthood.

A chinese proverb once said, “Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” Freedom was my definition of driving. Learning helps us move forward from the earliest to the last stage in life.As a reserved, young girl, I always dreamed with the idea of going out with friends and being able to get to places on my own. I knew that my parents weren’t always going to be able to be there when ever I needed them. The perception people gave of driving made me want to pursue that obstacle that stopped me from knowing how to drive. Learning to drive a car changed my life because I became more independent, confident, and mature.

The day I turned sixteen was close to the best day of my life, so far and gave me more freedom and independence than any day before it. This day meant that I could drive anywhere I want with the restriction of being home at a certain time. At the beginning of my sixteenth year, a curfew was the least of worries. My main concern was showing off the new “toy” that my dad had bought me and to over use my bragging rights to those who could not yet drive freely. Having Bryan and my sixteen year old licence meant that I could drive to my friends house, go to and from a sporting event, and even drive to a different town without the fear of getting in trouble. I become a much more independent person the day I turned sixteen since I could now go to the store and buy things for myself, or