Driver's License-How Long Did It Take You To Get Yours?

Gharrissc · 03-11-2013, 08:32 PM

My 18 year old niece went to take her driver's test today and she failed for the 4th time. She's been practing really hard and is actually a good driver,but she messed up on the three point turn. So now she has to wait another 60 days before she can try it again. I just wanted to know how long it took some of you to get your license? I personally had to take the test 3 times before I got it.

Smith3 · 03-11-2013, 08:36 PM

Took it the morning of my 16th birthday (a whole 15yo ago) and passed with flying colors

Granted, I started driving at 9yo

Shade · 03-11-2013, 08:36 PM

G1 - written test, passed first time at 19
G2 - driving test, passed first time 9 months later
G - final driving test - passed first time at 24

I don't like driving and never had interest at 16 to take the test until I had to at 19

GatorDog · 03-11-2013, 08:39 PM

In NY I had to wait a mandatory period after turning 16, but I took the test on the first day possible and passed on my first try.

MichaelE · 03-11-2013, 08:44 PM

Passed the first time when I was 16.

onyx'girl · 03-11-2013, 08:44 PM

My daughter(17 in August) failed her first one last October(the parallel parking/3pt. turn got her right out of the gate!)
She had only driven her car a few times before the test and wasn't familiar with the lower profile compared to driving my van.
It was a godsend, because she is impatient and not real mature as far as I'm concerned, and seldom drove in snowy/icy conditions. She has had the car since she turned 17(older grand prix), so drives with my DH or me in the vehicle.
She use to race go-carts and has driven several motorized vehicles(boats, mini-bikes, motorcycles) in her young life, so driving a car comes naturally, so does the need for speed.

I'm waiting for her grades to come up and her attitude to change before I schedule the next test....and IMO, she should pay for this one on her own($45).
I got my license in the late '70's and passed the first time. I truly don't think many kids are mature enough at 16 to handle that responsibility...though some states it is 14!

blehmannwa · 03-11-2013, 08:48 PM

I have a license but I shouldn't. I guessed on the vision test. I got my first license at 35 so I could drive my son to a private school and I drove for about 5 years. Now I haven't driven in seven. I only keep my license up to date in case of emergency.

I passed on the first try. My son failed once. He wasn't allowed to drive while he was in Iraq, they thought it was too dangerous.

DTS · 03-11-2013, 09:00 PM

I took driver's education at 15 when I received my driver's permit. I passed the test on the first try at the end of the course so I just had to wait until I turned 16 to get my license.

llombardo · 03-11-2013, 09:03 PM

Got my permit at 15, did well in the class, so I didn't have to take the written part at the driving place. Only had to take the driving part,passed first time at 16. My son also passed the first time. Here the kids have to have 50 hours of driving in different situations...dark, light, highway, street, etc before they can go get their license.

angelas · 03-11-2013, 09:04 PM

I passed the first time I took my road test at 16 but I would hope so. My teacher was a traffic cop!

One of the things that helped was practice. The day I got my learner's license I became the official family chauffeur. If anyone wanted to go anywhere I had to drive them (with the licensed driver in the passenger seat).

03-11-2013, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gharrissc Knighted Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,760	Driver's License-How Long Did It Take You To Get Yours? My 18 year old niece went to take her driver's test today and she failed for the 4th time. She's been practing really hard and is actually a good driver,but she messed up on the three point turn. So now she has to wait another 60 days before she can try it again. I just wanted to know how long it took some of you to get your license? I personally had to take the test 3 times before I got it.

03-11-2013, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Smith3 Elite Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 1,820	Took it the morning of my 16th birthday (a whole 15yo ago) and passed with flying colors Granted, I started driving at 9yo __________________ Java Haus Juris, CGC - 6/2/2012 Kessey "Koch" Von der Sauk - 10/26/2008 - 04/23/2011 - Pronounced "Coke"

03-11-2013, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shade Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 3,438	G1 - written test, passed first time at 19 G2 - driving test, passed first time 9 months later G - final driving test - passed first time at 24 I don't like driving and never had interest at 16 to take the test until I had to at 19 __________________ Shanna My Pack: Jasmine - Female Miniature Poodle - born Aug 15, 2010 Loker Delgado Von Stalworth - male GSD - born Jan 26, 2012 Koda & Zazu - 4 year old male cats

03-11-2013, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
GatorDog Knighted Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,866	In NY I had to wait a mandatory period after turning 16, but I took the test on the first day possible and passed on my first try. __________________ -Alexis Aiden vom HausDaka - (HOT) CGC, TT, IPO1 Carma vom Oz Haus - puppy in training! http://sharpshepherd.wordpress.com//

03-11-2013, 08:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
MichaelE Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,129	Passed the first time when I was 16. __________________ Bear, Anna, Molly, Ossie, and The Countess Lisl von Schlaf An Unhappy German is a Sour Kraut!

03-11-2013, 08:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,181	My daughter(17 in August) failed her first one last October(the parallel parking/3pt. turn got her right out of the gate!) She had only driven her car a few times before the test and wasn't familiar with the lower profile compared to driving my van. It was a godsend, because she is impatient and not real mature as far as I'm concerned, and seldom drove in snowy/icy conditions. She has had the car since she turned 17(older grand prix), so drives with my DH or me in the vehicle. She use to race go-carts and has driven several motorized vehicles(boats, mini-bikes, motorcycles) in her young life, so driving a car comes naturally, so does the need for speed. I'm waiting for her grades to come up and her attitude to change before I schedule the next test....and IMO, she should pay for this one on her own($45). I got my license in the late '70's and passed the first time. I truly don't think many kids are mature enough at 16 to handle that responsibility...though some states it is 14! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo Last edited by onyx'girl; 03-11-2013 at 08:52 PM.

03-11-2013, 08:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
blehmannwa Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,128	I have a license but I shouldn't. I guessed on the vision test. I got my first license at 35 so I could drive my son to a private school and I drove for about 5 years. Now I haven't driven in seven. I only keep my license up to date in case of emergency. I passed on the first try. My son failed once. He wasn't allowed to drive while he was in Iraq, they thought it was too dangerous.

03-11-2013, 09:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
DTS Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 422	I took driver's education at 15 when I received my driver's permit. I passed the test on the first try at the end of the course so I just had to wait until I turned 16 to get my license.

03-11-2013, 09:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
llombardo Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,932	Got my permit at 15, did well in the class, so I didn't have to take the written part at the driving place. Only had to take the driving part,passed first time at 16. My son also passed the first time. Here the kids have to have 50 hours of driving in different situations...dark, light, highway, street, etc before they can go get their license. __________________ Misty- Samoyed Mix Tannor- Golden Retriever CGC Robyn- German Shepherd CGC Cats-Thunder, Harley, Miley, Bandit, and Ferah RIP Boo..Black Lab "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

03-11-2013, 09:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
angelas Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: East Central SK Posts: 1,641	I passed the first time I took my road test at 16 but I would hope so. My teacher was a traffic cop! One of the things that helped was practice. The day I got my learner's license I became the official family chauffeur. If anyone wanted to go anywhere I had to drive them (with the licensed driver in the passenger seat).

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