This has been a trend amongst teens for a number of years now. I wonder why? Smart phones? Is it that they can’t be on

Sep 28, 2022
8:24:44am

PJMort Truly Addicted User

Their phones while they are driving, so it actually detracts from their “social interactions”. Is it an apathy that has spread into other basic motivations in life? A Brave new world for sure. Someone pass the Soma.

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Teaching your kid to drive when they have no desire to learn is NOT fun. I had my 15yr old drive himself to school this

Slim Truly Addicted User

9/28/22 8:05am

Fixed: Teaching your kid ANYTHING when they have no desire to learn is NOT fun.

Cougero

9/28/22 8:08am

I'm 50, and when I was driving age I had zero interest in learning. Then I got a

PGVikingDad

9/28/22 8:08am

It's weird for sure. My son also didn't want to. Did he get to drive the Rivian?

Iman23

9/28/22 8:09am

He drove his Subaru Impreza that was my previous car. I’ve let him drive the Rivian but he doesn’t like that either.

Slim

9/28/22 8:11am

Save yourself some money... teach him to Uber instead.

TheLost

9/28/22 8:09am

Same with sports... My wife wants me to teach my son basketball and baseball,

cougaman

9/28/22 8:10am

That’s such a crazy concept. Getting to drive & having friends who drove was one of the greatest thrills & things I

RdF3

9/28/22 8:12am

It's interesting. I have only 1 driver so far and while he didn't push it, I did

Plato

9/28/22 8:15am

If he doesn't want to, then wait. The older the teen the safer anyway

runnincoug

9/28/22 8:16am

My wife is pregnant and it will be very helpful to have a 3rd driver at home

Slim

9/28/22 8:29am

For his transportation needs or others? Could he get around with an ebike?

runnincoug

9/28/22 8:54am

He lives quite far from his high school. An e-bike would be much less practical and much more dangerous. But also we

Slim

9/28/22 8:55am

You should've skipped the Rivian get one of those self driving cars

EQD2

9/28/22 8:16am

A lot of kids wait until they are 18 now. I went on my 16th B day.

SausageKing

9/28/22 8:23am

This has been a trend amongst teens for a number of years now. I wonder why? Smart phones? Is it that they can’t be on

PJMort

9/28/22 8:24am

Kids don't need to travel in order to socialize (or to be entertained)

kccougar

9/28/22 8:32am

I think most kids who don’t want to drive are just scared by it. It’s a big step

Powerbait DPM

9/28/22 8:25am

I don't get teens of this era

RockyBalboa

9/28/22 8:48am

Just before my son was about to get his permit we were in a car accident, hit head-on by a drunk driver. My son didn’t

BW84

9/28/22 8:51am

there have always been kids like that. I was not like that, at all, and either

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