Why do you (or don't you) have a driver's license?

Question

I have one because my parents wanted me to do one.

bfjdi81828 · Answer

So I can drive a car

theamigos · Answer

So that I can drive the car

nussbecher · Answer

I got it right away when I turned 18 because I wanted to be mobile and independent. And I enjoy driving.

chrisi614 · Answer

Because I have had concentration problems for a long time and because I don't need one in Munich

krabat693 · Answer

I have one because I grew up in a village and without a driver's license there was no sensitive way to get anywhere.

edgar1279 · Answer

I don't know anyone who doesn't have one. It's just standard.

techniktim · Answer

I need it for work. Personally, I'd be fine without it. But it's more relaxing not having to always ask others.

rotesand · Answer

I did it in 2007/08 because I wanted it, and because it was common practice to enroll in a driving school at 17 so that you could get your driver's license and a simple car by 18, or as soon as possible. I come from a very dreary suburb where there were few opportunities to get away and where a driver's license and a car were the most desirable things for a young person, even before a relationship. My first car was an old Audi 100 for 500 euros, and I was happy with it. It wasn't about status, it was simply about being mobile, no longer having to take the slow-moving bus to vocational school, which took an hour to travel 20 kilometers because it stopped everywhere, and being able to go on short trips in my free time to friends' parties or something like that. For me, a driver's license and a car primarily meant saving time and being mobile.

lilkos97 · Answer

I have one because I don't want to be dependent on other people. Be it parents or friends who drive me from A to B, or public transportation.

chillipalmer89 · Answer

You'll have this thing for your entire life, and it's getting more and more expensive. It's only logical to get one as soon as possible, because even if you don't need it today, you never know what the future holds.

luca747 · Answer

I can't live without it - I live where the fox and the hare say goodnight \../ To get to the city or to the market you have to drive 30 km one way

simonkirchmann · Answer

I don't have one because I'm lucky enough to be able to reach everything in my area within 10-15 minutes on foot or by public transport. I can also reach larger cities by train in half an hour. The fact that I can't afford it is another reason. Besides, I'm someone who cares about the environment as much as possible. Neither a gasoline-powered car nor an electric car are an option for me, as neither is very environmentally friendly.

siraaa · Answer

I got my driver's license back then because that's how it happened.

I was in Canada for a year abroad, and my host mom and friends were like, "Hey, why don't you do it here? It's so much cheaper." Yeah, it was, because the high school Driver Ed program covers almost everything. I hadn't planned on it, since we didn't have a car at home. Somehow, I got a taste for it and wanted to get into motorcycles. Back then, you could get a limited class A license at 18, which automatically opened the door after two years. By then, I actually wanted to be a driving instructor, and since you need classes A, BE, and CE for that anyway, and I was still too young at 19, I started training to be a professional driver and got my C/CE license as part of that. Well, life took a different turn, and I became unfit for work, which meant that my original career aspiration was gone. Health-wise, it wouldn't have been possible anymore.

Fast forward… 14 years later, and I'm currently retraining for a hand throttle system (more specifically, Space Drive) to be more mobile in my wheelchair. If everything goes well tomorrow, I'll have a B/BE with various key numbers and will no longer have many classes, but I'll be a big step closer to mobility. However, I won't have many classes anymore. At the same time, most of the classes will be revoked. 🙂

redpanther · Answer

I have one because it was necessary to get to work, for example... I knew that before I knew I was taking a job where driving was part of the job. There's just nowhere to work in this hick town.^^

notting · Answer

In many places, you're much more flexible by car. It's also easier to transport (used and new) furniture, general bulk purchases, etc.

Furthermore, it is a bad idea not to take turns with colleagues on business trips.

Notting

lufthannes · Answer

I would call driving a hobby. I also need it to get to work

knochi1972 · Answer

It never appealed to me, so I don't have one. My hobby is public transportation. If I'd known I'd end up working at the driver's license office myself, I might have considered it. But it's okay; I'm more of a theorist. I can tell you anything, but if you say, "Then just do it yourself!", then I'd have to pass.

Here in Berlin's city center, connections are excellent day and night. I don't find that in any other major German city.

autoliebhaber02 · Answer

I couldn't live without a driver's license 😃 For me there is nothing else.

h2onrw · Answer

A driving license is a basic requirement for mobility, work, leisure activities, shopping, etc.