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Well actually in some places in the US there are 15 year old liceased drivers . Of course then there's my 15 year old brother who decided to borrow the 740i BMW, which was kind of bad since he didn't have a licease, and he was driving, after a curfew, and had beer. He probably won't get a licease until he is 17, and that only want the law will likely do to him. O well at least nothing got damaged and no one got hurt.
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Justice! BTW Of course, for me it is easier to go about without a car. But if you live somewhere in the outback of nevada...
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RW: Imagine there's 160 KM of farmland between your town and the nearest other town it's size. The only businesses betwixt your town and the next are hotels, gas stations, and convenience stores.
You might consider that having a car would be a pretty good transportation option, especially when you consider that the nearest train station is in the next sizable town, and the bus stations are staffed by people who would rather not deal with you any more than necessary, generally dirty, and frequently occupied by winos and tubercular old men.
Something like 50% of the population of the U.S. lives within 50 miles of the ocean. Look at a map. The rest of us have to drive a long ways to reach the next outposts of civilization.
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Well I went out on the Turnpike for the first time today and managed not to kill, hurt, or maim anything or anyone... and my mother sat in the backseat, and DIDN'T scream, so I guess i'm doing pretty well for my 4th day driving.
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Baloo, that was exactly what I meant. Dutchmen don't need cars, most Americans do. You say it as if I meant the opposite. But that could be me. I'm not sure anymore.
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YAY JUBILEE!!!!!! Driving RULES!!!!!!!!! Just out of curiousity, what vehicle are you driving? And is it Standard or automatic?
And by the way, Jubilee, "Join the club" of people who are risks to the road. Hehehe.... I've been driving since I was 11 on dirt roads illegally, but now, I have my learner's permit and only about 7 hours of highway driving practice to my name - so if any of you see a white 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier with a little red "L" sign on the back, give some extra attention to the road. BWAHAHAHA. I can drive without killing anyone, but I'm not too sure about maiming anyone yet.
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Right now I'm driving my friends brand new Hundai (sp?) Elantra.. Dark green ........ and currently a bit scraped. Just a BIT scraped...... *whistles innocently*
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And it's Lantra. That, or the US sales branch thought Elantra was a more evocative name. And they look like they're made of plastic. The cars that is.
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Well you haven't had any fun until you get your first ticket (Don't look at me I only gotten 1 in 3 years, and it wasn't even for speeding, stupid rolling stop on a stop sign, it was on a right hand turn). Actually I haven't had my car hit anything however every once in a while I run over a curb .
P.S. Wait a minute I actually did run into a curb once, but it wasn't my fault, it was the stupid ice (which is highly unusual in Memphis, TN). And there was that I time I hydroplaned about 150 feet (which is not fun in any way ), but lucky I was the only car on that road .
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RW: I wasn't getting pedantic, but agreeing with you.
When I was stationed in Europe, I was jealous of the nice, CLEAN trains, buses, etc. Your public transport isn't the hardship it is here. Our buses and trains are generally old, poorly maintained, and/or generally abused and run-down.
Some folks think our public transportation network would be bright, efficient, and shiny like in Europe if we subsidized it, but the volume of traffic simply would not justify the amounts of money we would have to throw at it.
. Of course then there's my 15 year old brother who decided to borrow the 740i BMW, which was kind of bad since he didn't have a licease, and he was driving, after a curfew, and had beer. He probably won't get a licease until he is 17, and that only want the law will likely do to him. O well at least nothing got damaged and no one got hurt.
), but lucky I was the only car on that road 
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