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Why don't some people want to learn to drive? they need to.

I mean who doesn't wanna learn to drive? The power, the independence and....you don't have to depend on people to take you places or depend on transportation.
My best friend doesn't wanna learn to drive. She has been wanting to learn to drive for a long time and NOW she doesn't want to? What?! I'm confused. I was like, "You've been WANTING to learn to drive for a long time but now you wanna back down on that? You're such a coward. You can't depend on your parents or public transportation anymore. Our parents are getting older." My got my permit and I've been taking driving lessons. I tried to convince her to join me but she refuses. My guy friend told her she will regret it. Who wants to be 30 and don't know how to drive. People 30 and after that don't have their license are LAZY, unless they have a medical condition or a disability that effects that. My best friend is using autism as an excuse. I cut her off and said, "Stop using autism as an excuse. Stop that shit! We can learn. No excuses."
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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
My best friend married at a very young age and her husband did all the driving. After almost 50 years of marriage, he died. She has always had a strong phobia when it comes to driving because her beloved older sister died in a car crash many years ago. Now her sister-in-law drives her once a week and the rest of the time she gets around her neighborhood in a mobility scooter.

By the way...I spent years trying to get her to learn to drive. But I haven't mentioned it at all during the last 20 years or so.
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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
@EmptyGirl2001 We are talking about a semi-invalid woman well into her 70s who has suffered from a severe phobia of driving for 56 years! Plus, she is quite happy and not limited by her current arrangement.