<p>Hi,
I don't know how to drive. And recently I took a journey which took 3 hours by bus one way and that gave added incentive for me to learn to drive soon.</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend any place I can get driving instruction in or near UCLA? I already have a permit.</p>
<p>I took a look at that Westwood Driving School; and it says like $100 per lesson. I'm not sure how I can afford that. Hmm...</p>
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<p>w.t.f. how can you not know how to drive?
I never really felt the interest. I was content with biking and public transit until now. I was focused on other things and never had a convenient time in the last 6 years to pursue it.</p>
<p>there's really no point knowing how to drive stick in this day and age... neither of my parents had to learn how, either, and they grew up in the midwest. with automatic cars ;)</p>
<p>unless you're a purist, or you have a cheap car, or you have a really expensive car, or you're a guy who likes to brag that you can drive stick by insisting that it's so important everyone should learn how... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>i think american drivers would be a lot better if they drove stick shift, because it forces you to think, focus and keep your hands free instead of being brain dead hitting gas brake gas brake tailgating 5 feet off someones bumper while eating a sandwich and playing with your ipod. it also forces you to be proactive and anticipate road conditions ahead of time instead of reacting to them. plus the throttle is much more sensitive, so you learn to be gentler with it instead of mindlessly taking your foot off the brake and mashing the gas (thereby wasting precious fuel).</p>
<p>^ ok, now that's actually the best argument i've heard for driving stick... although, i have talked to my friend on the phone while he was driving stick. idk how he did it lol.</p>