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12-16-2008, 01:39 AM
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well, i just want to know if you guys drive you know to get to point A to B. or you just get a ride from someone else, you know what i mean. i'm 19 and i don't even know how to drive, well i do but not really good. it's so frustrating, oh well, hopefully all my sacrifices waking up 4:00 in am the morning just to get a ride to go school will pay-off next yr.

sorry i needed to vent. im stuck here @ home for 1 sem or more.
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i know how it feels man. I'm 20 and im completely capable of driving, but i havent done so because i feel like too much is at risk. I also understand the feeling of having to ask for rides from others, it's a sucky feeling because we're at this age now where everyone expects us to. Keep your head up though, i recommend not driving just yet, at least until midway to 2009 or when something happens with the DREAM act. I'm planning on not risking getting a job or driving because this year seems like a really good chance that DREAM will pass. Be a little more patient, our time will come.
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not having a car is very difficult. I did not get my license until 21. Fortunately, I am am from MD a state that grants licenses to undocumented immigrants. I have been able to use my license in other states...

it's pain to not have a car, but it's only a matter of time before DREAM passes!
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well, i just want to know if you guys drive you know to get to point A to B. or you just get a ride from someone else, you know what i mean. i'm 19 and i don't even know how to drive, well i do but not really good. it's so frustrating, oh well, hopefully all my sacrifices waking up 4:00 in am the morning just to get a ride to go school will pay-off next yr.

sorry i needed to vent. im stuck here @ home for 1 sem or more.
i'm on the same boat... im 19 and i do know how to drive because sometimes my father lets me drive on the highway but he wont let me borrow the car to go somewhere by myself or when we're in the city.. i don't ask for rides bc i dont like to so i basically know about every single type of public transportation that's offered and i get around with that. it's tough but we gotta deal with it until our dream passes.
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not having a car is very difficult. I did not get my license until 21. Fortunately, I am am from MD a state that grants licenses to undocumented immigrants. I have been able to use my license in other states...

it's pain to not have a car, but it's only a matter of time before DREAM passes!
It is so awesome that you have a DL, I do not have one; and I wish I had one. I am 22, I do drive. I am in danger of losing my car, because I can not longer afford the payment since I got layoff. But I will try to sell it. I was able to get approved for credit, though I had to give a big down payment.
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dude you know what sucks the most? I got a 100 on my driver's ed written exam in highschool. We had to take it as part of our curriculum. I was fucking sleeping in that class all the time too. Some students struggled to get 80 on it and i see them driving around. Sigh.
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Same boat here, i turned 18 in september. Well it does suck im kinda getting tired of asking my mom and dad for rides everywhere lol. My dad is starting to teach me and my sister how to drive, im also encouraging my sister once she turns 16 which will be this January to study so she can go get her permit, and she can drive me everywhere haha yeah
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i ve a car, that i can't drive. i get 2 work 3 hours early because my "ride" has to be at work before 7, but it could be worse.
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I used to think it was quite unfair and could not help to blame my status for depriving of such privilege until I went to college. There I met other guys (fraternity brothers) who were citizens and could/did not drive because of the financial burden college costs set on them. They like myself depended on rides and public transportation for the duration of our college years (4 + years). After meeting these guys I really cared less about the driving situation as they did not make a big deal out of it, they just adjusted so I did too...it was not just an issue of having papers or not.

We 'The Passenger's Club' had two goals that helped our cause:

1. Room with someone that has a car. This will help with most day to day driving like rides to school, the grocery stores etc.
2. If you're going to engage in a relationship aim to talk to someone who has a car. Otherwise the relationship is doomed!...jk...I actually just met up with another friend of mine from college who is a citizen and never drove while in college. He had a relationship with a girl who did not have a car either. They used public transportation all the time...(I remember cuz I'd see them in the city bus going on dates)...it was beyond my mind at the time how they managed to make it work. Well I just saw them both a few weeks back and now they are engaged. Granted they drive now and can do without fear, they didn't let this simple hurdle put a break on the relationship back then. Seeing their relationship flourish the way it has proved me wrong on the thought that a car is essential for any relationship.
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I don't drive and I hated it until I went to college. A lot of people didn't drive because they couldn't afford car expenses. We had a pretty good bus system, it just took longer to get to places, so it was easy to come up with an excuse. Bikes were, and still are, pretty popular in my college town, way before the green trend. I have lived in houses where everyone had at least a bike if not two. At parties you would have hallways and backyards full of bikes, you knew your friends were coming because you would see all these lights around the corner. Some people would go to dates on their bikes, and for some the bike ride was their date. It's a bit more difficult where I live now, people drive horribly and aren't too bike friendly.

So take advantage of the green trend and ride a bike if you can, you might actually like it. You might not be able to get to places that are far away from you, but anything under 10 miles is pretty doable. I do not recommend riding in the rain or snow until you are confident in your skills.
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