DO YOU DRIVE?

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i drive. im ok at it but parking is a bit hit and miss. i also tend to speed when im nervous or angry or being yelled at. it gives me slightly more freedom but i dont get to excersise it often. i dont mind it but the gps has taught me the meaning of road rage. street directory never made me wanna kill things.

oh hell yeah i drove from the age of 16. i was probably subconsciously trying to kill myself with the way i drove but hey, i'm still here and now i know how to handle a car in a skid. also GPS is awsome if you live in a town with a million people or more. now i live in a town of 25 thousand that has roadways built for a million people. double lane roads everywhere and like 3 cars on the road, funny as but stress free to drive on.

Nope. I feel strongly that it'd be very unsafe. I'm prone to shutdowns from sensory overload and one of the things that I can barely deal with and will shutdown more often than most other things from is headlights. When I'm in a shutdown I need a lot time and removal of sensory inputs to get out of it, and I am pretty sure it'd be safer for me to asleep and driving than shutdown and driving, because asleep you still have subconscious and muscle memory. And driving while asleep is itself incredibly unsafe.

I rely on walking, biking, and public transit

I drive a motor scooter, but not a car. I am a fat person and can't fit in most seats or seatbelts comfortable, if at all. I tried once to pass the manuverability test and failed. got scared off.

I drive and I'm okay at it, but I rarely drive more than 75 miles one way due to attention span issues.

Yes I drive but didn't until later in life (28) as I didn't feel ready or able to before then. I like driving but can only drive auto I don't like driving in high stress situations.

No I have never even tried it as I feel too anxious. I can't imagine I would be able to deal with the other cars on the road. It is actually something I feel quite upset about at times. A lot of people I meet just seem to presume that if you are old enough then you can drive. I wish I could though because you really need to be able to where I live if you want to get to anywhere nice. My auntie didn't learn until she was forty so I guess there's time for me yet.........

I was forced to drive myself to college, so had to learn there. But I won't drive anymore, I am to easily distracted, its a danger.

I ride motorbikes. And I'd say that not tunnel-visioning is a godsend rather than a crippling concept on a bike - allows you to see the bigger picture rather than focusing on a single detail.

Lack of attention isn't lack of focus, by the way. People usually say "oh, you're not paying attention" because you don't focus on a specific detail - in reality, you should be able to process lots of different little details together. As for your vision problem, in a car, don't worry about it. You're never tilting your head far enough to only see through one eye, and your brain is smart: it'll superimpose images. If you were on a bike, that's when you should be scared - right-handed lifesavers mean you usually only see well through one eye, unless you do it like harley drivers and twist your entire back along with your neck.

I am twenty-years-old and do not have my license. I do have my permit - as I passed the written test - but am still working on feeling comfortable behind the wheel. I dragged it out too long. I should have just tried to go for it at sixteen, but I had no reason to get it, at the time. My life is still pretty banal, but not being able to drive is limiting my opportunities for work.