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Driving lessons?

Some countries do indeed have cities where things are in walking distance, or a working public transport network. In those cases you can get by without a driver's license just fine. (In the city where I studied getting anywhere with bike and/or public transport was often faster than by car.)

This is me. I live near the centre of an English town that, due to local geography, isn't far from some quite rural areas and is well-connected via rail links to two decent cities (20-30 mins). I can drive, but I've simply not needed a car. Other than the odd inconvenience (trips to IKEA or day trips off the rail network) I love it.

EDIT: Google's recent inclusion of bus services in the public transport routing information for Maps has made it even better. Cheers for that, Google!

In Europe there are few places where knowing how to drive is necessary unless you need it for work or have specific hobbies / needs. Most people still learn to drive quite young, but many don't. I'm 39 and have still not bothered getting a drivers license because I've never felt a need for a car.

I'm a Scandinavian in my mid 30s and haven't bothered getting a driver's license either. I could certainly afford a car, but it's just too much hassle.

Rumors are swirling about Notch's upcoming formula one game. It's apparently tailored to nerds who will now be able to go head-to-head with DHH on the track of their choosing.

It's where you get in lessons in driving.

Now that he's rich ($101m in 2012!) he said he was probably going to buy a car.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17pi2e/notch_earned_1...

> I still like playing games and programming, and once I had the latest computer and consoles, there really isn't much more to spend the money on than traveling. I might eventually get a driver's license so I can buy a car.

I feel like there is a joke about Carl Gustaf learning to read in 1998 in there somewhere.

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