I'm 43 and I still can't drive, seems like I never will

I'm 43 and I still can't drive, seems like I never will. People call me lazy for being 43 and not driving.I received over 30 hours of driving lessons in 2003 , on an automatic car, and I sucked so much the driving teachers had to rotate with each other for each session, as I "stressed them out" (they may have feared for their life too, now that I think about it) , so I stopped. The faces the instructors made were not only discouraging, but desperate. And I felt worse every day, because I never progressed in classes, I made the same mistakes.

I don't see the point in trying again. I feel like I would be a real danger on the road, so it's better for anyone if I just don't. My boyfriend and my employees are driving me around or i am using an uber. I think it’s for the better I don’t wanna be a danger for others.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

I have 2 male friends in their 40s who don't drive. They simply don't need it in their life. If you spend most of your time in an European city, having a car can be a pain in the a**. Narrow streets, a desperate lack of parking places, paid parking lots are expensive as hell, regular traffic jams and there are reliable and convenient public transport options.

I did my driver's licence but I simply don't have reasons to actually buy a car and drive because it would only feel like an expensive whim. If I'd live in a country, it would make much more sense.

LaLa81 · 41-45, F

@CrazyMusicLover I don’t know any better, never learned to drive.