I think part of it is the cost of insurance and adding another vehicle, but I do

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May 14, 2024
8:28:12am

Blue Ridge All-American

I think part of it is the cost of insurance and adding another vehicle, but I do

think there are lots of parents who hold their kids back out of fear or anxiety.

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Blue Ridge

Previous username: JONBOY
Bio page: Blue Ridge
Joined: Jun 20, 2001
Last login: May 28, 2024
Total posts: 8,501 (3 FO)

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Why do kids wait to get their license? Most of the priests don't drive.

SausageKing

May 14, 8:09am

Smart phones. Easy to "get out" without having to leave the kitchen.

Leonardo

May 14, 8:10am

Exactly

pink22

May 14, 8:12am

RE: Why do kids wait to get their license? Most of the priests don't drive.

johnnybyu

May 14, 8:10am

Not a single priest in my ward drives, my son won't get his license for at least 3 more years

RSL

May 14, 8:13am

We talking about waiting til college here? Why?

OmahaOmaha

May 14, 8:16am

This generation, man. I don't know. I had my license at 15.5.

RSL

May 14, 8:20am

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Tricky

May 14, 10:04am

All the Priests in my ward drive and we’ve got a quorum of 25.

TempeCoug

May 14, 8:16am

Parents are the problem. My kids got their license on their 16th birthdays

Idacoug

May 14, 8:16am

So they waited a year and didn’t get it like most Idaho kids at 15?

May 14, 8:22am

I think part of it is the cost of insurance and adding another vehicle, but I do

Blue Ridge

May 14, 8:28am

Yup my friends and I were joyriding at 15, just drooling to take drivers ed.

Pro Logic

May 14, 8:17am

Never heard of that. All the priests I know have gotten it right away. I was an

kotacoug

May 14, 8:21am

My kids all get their permit at 14 and license on 16th birthday.

Lifer

May 14, 8:21am

My 15 yo can’t wait to get his license

Littlerich

May 14, 8:22am

It's a life skill parents should force their kids to learn

RockyBalboa

May 14, 8:26am

My brother's son is 24 and still doesn't have a driver's license. I don't understand

BYU Grounds

May 14, 8:26am

Risk adverse....

Xenon

May 14, 8:33am

Maybe the parents don’t want to pay the $$$$ car insurance for teenage boys

arizonacougarfan

May 14, 8:34am

as a 16 year old on the board i was super busy when i COULD get my license,

brb21

May 14, 8:37am

One of my sons will be 18 in September. no license yet

Belboz

May 14, 8:39am

Do you still have to drive him around? For that reason alone my kids have and

TempeCoug

May 14, 9:03am

Was wondering the same thing. Uber everywhere? Because we aren’t driving kids

kotacoug

May 14, 9:15am

The only places he goes are school for school or football practice.

Belboz

May 14, 10:53am

All 7 of my kids had the go to get their license at 16. 2 did. The other's

AF_Puma

May 14, 8:45am

4 kids. All got their license the day they turned 16 or within a week of turning 16.

JamieTartt

May 14, 8:51am

Send them out to live on the farm

May 14, 8:51am

Part of the reason is how it is set up now. We used to have drivers ed in school

JAGA97

May 14, 9:03am

All my employees were 18-23 few years ago, and only 1/15 had there license. Couple factors: Californians and Hispanic

gmoney7

May 14, 9:30am

I've noticed this in CA. A ton of kids have no interest in it.

Ragnar Danneskjold

May 14, 9:48am

Fewer viable "third spaces" where they can just hang out without being arrested

joelvandyne

May 14, 11:11am

i think this is more of a new thing, no idea why

May 15, 4:53am

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