Car Exhaustion: Young America's Love of Driving Has Cooled
belle
2012/04/22 21:33:00
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When I was a teenager I was excited about getting my drivers licenses. I wanted to be like everyone else in our small town and drag main street, It was the thing to do back in the 50s. Of course there were not the number of cars on the road then as there is now, My youngest granddaughter is a senior in high school and doesn't have her licenses. She is not in a big rush to get them either. But if I lived in the Houston area, I might not either,
This is from the link below:
In the 1950s, a winged convertible was the ride of choice for the young American greaser. The flower children of the late 1960s and 1970s preferred Volkswagen's Beetles. But more recent generations might be turning their backs on cars altogether. According to recent trends, the hipster era might be swapping an automobile for other means of transportation -- a bicycle, perhaps?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/04/19/cars-young-americans-d...
What about you, did you rush out to get your licences the first day you were of age?
This is from the link below:
In the 1950s, a winged convertible was the ride of choice for the young American greaser. The flower children of the late 1960s and 1970s preferred Volkswagen's Beetles. But more recent generations might be turning their backs on cars altogether. According to recent trends, the hipster era might be swapping an automobile for other means of transportation -- a bicycle, perhaps?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/04/19/cars-young-americans-d...
What about you, did you rush out to get your licences the first day you were of age?
Top Opinion
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Denny 2012/04/22 21:37:30No, I didn't rush to the DMV to get my Driver licenses
+3I still had my bicycle. HOWEVER I see the difference being all the cars looking exactly like the other golf carts coming off the assembly lines. I have tennis shoes bigger than some of these "autos" They are boring
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- ☆ QueenAline 2012/08/29 02:01:26other
+1I did rush out to get my drivers license in the early 60's..and it was an honor, and a thrill..and a privilege.... but today...what good is a drivers license if you can't afford a car, or the gas to put in her? makes sense to me!reply -
+1things have changed in these many years and it is a shame. I know I loved driving a cool car when I was young and still do. That is why I have my little convertible 4 cyclinder, drive it more now because of the cost of gas.reply
- Wolfman 2012/04/25 06:48:23Yes, I rushed to the DMV to get my Driver Licenses.+1I got my driver's license when I was 14.reply
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+1wow, what state did you live in at that time?reply
- Wolfman belle 2012/04/25 18:33:46+1Texas. I had to take driver's education.reply
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ok, I got my licenses in Texas at the age of 16, but before Driver education was offered.reply
- Wolfman belle 2012/04/25 18:48:40+1This was in the '60s.reply
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late 50s for me.reply
- Wolfman belle 2012/04/25 19:00:45+1My first car.
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love it. I never had my own car when I was young.. My husband car when we married was a 1961 SS Impala convertable.
reply - Wolfman belle 2012/04/25 21:38:50+1Wow. Good pick.reply
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+1wish we still had it.reply
- Wolfman belle 2012/04/25 21:53:26+1Yep.reply
- Denny 2012/04/22 21:37:30No, I didn't rush to the DMV to get my Driver licenses+3I still had my bicycle. HOWEVER I see the difference being all the cars looking exactly like the other golf carts coming off the assembly lines. I have tennis shoes bigger than some of these "autos" They are boringreply
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+1very well said and so true.reply
