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

Sep 28, 2022
8:54:31am

runnincoug Truly Addicted User

In general I wish parents didn't rush kids to drive if possible... we'd all be safer if we didn't. My last teen waited until 17 and was a much better driver for it

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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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