Driving...how many with AS here drive?

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I drive, but my AS doesn't affect it.

I ride motorcycles, do a lot of touring. I don't have great reflexes, and I wonder if part of that is because of AS.

I drive...

I love my car, it's the "portable territory" that makes me feel safe.

I'd like him to at least learn and get a license, but then if he chooses not to drive then so be it...I have no issues with that.

I drive, and the people on the road are usually a pain in the @$$, ether they drive too slow, too fast or they cut me off. Otherwise it's cool I can go wherever I want.

I tried to learn to drive, but failed the test three times. Operating the vehicle did not cause me much of a problem; it was reading the road I had difficulty with. I couldn't concentrate on so many things at once and would miss seeing people, other vehicles, signs, etc.

I drive because I must. It gives me independence and freedom. Plus driving isn't that difficult because I drive an automatic which takes very little skill. I'll admit I can't drive in any big cities, just some towns and that's it.

I just started learning how to drive this past year, and I'm 30. My friend started me off in a grave yard (that way anyone I hit was already dead). Unfortunately I had to take a break, but now I'm back at it and loving it. I find driving very relaxing now, unlike when I was 16, it was nerve racking and horrible. Your boyfriend will know when he is ready, it took me 14yrs to get here.
~Liz~

I learned how to drive late in life (age 24). I have been driving since 1960. Of late I consider driving a pain in the butt, but given the primitive state of public transit in the U.S.A. I am stuck with the task. Whenever possible, I walk or ride my bike.

ruveyn

ruevyn, you're 73??? I am almost 50 and I remember when I thought 50 was old and 70 was ancient. Now I feel like 50 and 70 are still young : )

I drive, and notwithstanding the many very crazy/stupid drivers out there (or at least here), I quite like it, and I think I am good at it.

I am unable to safely operate a motor-vehicle on a public road, nor do I consider that it is plausible I could learn to do so.

I've rode bikes since I was 17 and I too don't have very good machine control despite over 30 years experience. Don't get me wrong I'm a better rider than 90% of other riders on the road but I know I'll never get any better, lack of any natural balance will always hinder me.

As for cars I never drove a car until I was almost 40 then I decided I needed a van so passed my test and then never sat behind a steering wheel again for another 5 years. Eventualy I had to get a car for work but I hate driving, bikes are the perfect aspie transport for me.

I am 33 and I have been driving since I was 16/17, (on small streets only and not everyday). I got my DL when I was 18.

My first car that I ever drove was a minivan (those old Dodges) and I learned how to brake in that old thing. I also had to get over my fear of other drivers since I had a hip accident when I was 13 (I had dislocated my right hip and I was very over-protective of it).

By the time I was 18 in 1993, I purchased an old 1977 Dodge Colt with the red stripe down the middle. My step-father taught me how to shift on a road behind our house. I'd pop the clutch every time. Man that thing ate oil like a child loves candy.

If I had to purchase a car now-I'm not sure if I'd go for the stick. I've been driving an automatic since my Nissan totalled in 2003. I like the idea of taking off fast and shifting, but I'm getting lazy-and I like having an automatic.

Driving can get to me (I get tired) after a long drive, but I think that is more of a human thing-not an AS thing. Driving takes a lot of concentration and eyes need to be everywhere. Paying attention to yourself AND other drivers is a skill and driving is a priviledge, not a right. I'm not sure what will happen when my mother gets older (she is already 57) and can not drive anymore. That is the # 1 thing that makes adults-adults-the ability to say "Bye, I'm going...." Kids don't do that. They walk or skateboard. What a shock to someone's adult culture to have to start depending on others to go somewhere, after YEARS of driving! What a drag!

For now, I enjoy driving. I hope I never have to see the day when I can not drive anymore due to my old age.

You guys have all been great...just wanted to say thank you for sharing of yourselves with me.