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Originally Posted by lucille
I remember the driving permit days for mine, lol.
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As do I with my oldest, now 18 and away at college. He was living up north with his mother and he obtained the permit on his 16th birthday. Three days later, my ex-wife, in her infinite wisdom, let him drive, at dusk, out of her driveway. He didn't make a hard enough right and wound up on straddling the middle of the road. A car was coming in the other direction so she yelled, he turned the wheel hard to the right and went right into her front yard, which was 3-4 feet down and over some boulders. The car finally stopped when it hit a big old maple tree. The air bags did
not deploy because the car was not going fast enough to warrant it. The only injury was to my son's pride, and of course the car was heavily damaged. He did hesitate a bit but eventually got his license and is a very cautious driver these days.
My older daughter will be eligible for her permit in a couple of months.
