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I got my NYS Drivers license when I was 17 (permit at 16) and had to learn to drive all over again when I moved to the UK, after 17 years of driving I failed my driving test the first time! I passed the second time though! So I think I was 32 when I learned to drive here in England.

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I was 22

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16

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My dad taught me to drive at 14, but I was 16 when I got my permit and then my jr. license. My parents taught me to drive early because they feared me being in a situation where it was unsafe for someone else to drive and they wanted me to always have options. Looking back now, it's kind of silly because, hello, I could call them or a cab, but I guess their anxiety was that I'd be with someone drinking or something. In anycase, the second I was allowed by law to have my license I had it.

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I started learning once I got my permit at 16, and got my license at 17 after taking driver's ed.

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i was 23 when i got my license. DH taught me with his little nissan sentra

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16

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I got my permit at 16 and took drivers ed in high school, but never got my liscence till I was 20. I was terrified to drive and still am not a fan

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I got my license when I was 17 but I didn't really start to drive until I was 24. We lived in queens and didnt always have a car since the need wasn't there.

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Right after my 18th birthday. I had been driving for a while though because my dad started teaching me right after I got my lerner's permit.

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permit at 15

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i didnt get my license until i was 19

i learned how to drive around 15ish (from a friend) and then when i was around 17 i started driving my friend's cars ALL the time.....so from 17-19 i drove pretty regularly (just about everday) without a license which i know is stupid and dangerous - i dont know who was more stupid - me for driving or my friends for letting me.....

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I started to learn how to drive at 17. Took the test at 18.

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Learners permit at 16

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I got my permit on my 16th birthday & my license about a month after I turned 17.

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20

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I got my learners permit at 17 in Ireland and drove on that for 3 years while failing the test twice (there was a 2 year wait just to take the test). Moved to the UK, passed my test first time there. Moved back to Ireland at 22 and finally passed my test there. Moved to the US at 31, took the test a couple of weeks later and passed here.

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I got my license at 17, but then didn't really drive regularly for years. I basically had to relearn at 39, though I did maintain my license all that time so I didn't need to be retested.

Before that I lived in the city and didn't need to drive, but now I'm on LI.

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23

That was about 9 months ago

I was really nervous about driving for a long time.. but I'm doing much better now.

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I started driving when I was 15. I didn't get my license until I was 26.

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I got you all beat...I didn't get my license until I turned 30!!!!!! A few months ago mind you...but I'm a pretty darn good and careful driver

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To all those who started driving late in life or who don't drive at all....why? Not trying to be snarky. How do you get anywhere? I can't imagine not driving...my life would be so different.

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15 but i put 16

You can get a learners permit at 16 in Texas.

Being Texas tho means its different. EVERYONE drives! If youre a Senior in HS and dont have your DL you are sooooo not cool

When i first moved to NY and found out some of the women in my office had never driven in their lives and or couldnt change a tire, put oil in their car or some didnt even put gas in their car! I was totally shocked. Now i get it tho, you dont really 'need' to drive in NYC *shrug*