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People who refuse to learn how to drive a car, why? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by FookReddit69@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm currently studying for the theory and then the practice for the license and I hate it... But since I'm unemployed for like half a year now maybe it will give me more chances to get hired. Still I will avoid driving as much as possible, being on a highway scares me and I'm afraid of having an accident. Plus I wear glasses and I'm not sure if my reflexes or peripheral view are good enough...

So, what's your reason to not drive a car... money? For the environment? Are you afraid? You really don't need to?

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had no access to or use of a car until I was around 23. Up to that point I lived in a country where you could cycle for most of your daily routine, take the bus a couple of times a month and the train sporadically.

I moved to a country where cycling was for the poor and foolhardy, me for several years, and public transport was atrocious.

Public transport has marginally improved, my bicycle hasn't been used for 20+ years and our household has one car.

Learning to drive is a process. It takes time. Just like learning to fly a plane takes time. If you have a need to drive, learning how is step one. In my country even when you pass your test, you are required to keep a logbook for at least two years and drive in a variety of conditions before you can actually upgrade your probationary licence.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wow which country did you go from and to where?

It seems like a downgrade, but there must have been an economical / life quality reason that you had moved.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 3 points 4 months ago

I was born in Australia, moved to the Netherlands as a child and as an an adult moved back to Australia where I am now.