Getting my license was not easy for me for the obvious reasons. In addition, the one accessible vehicle in Ohio which I could drive was located in Cleaved. I started driving the beginning of my senior year and received my license May 2017. Every weekend I was available or any holiday breaks that I had, my mom would drive me three hours to Cleveland, so I could drive the accessible vehicle. The first time I started driving was difficult because I was driving a full-size van, and it was hard for me to judge distance. Driving with hand controls can be very limiting because one hand goes on the wheel and the other hand goes on the gas and brake handle. To brake the van, I had to use my left hand to push forward. To get the gas going I would operate
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Drivers can go wherever they want, whenever they want, and come home whenever they want within certain limitations. It is the easiest way to get out of the house and be one’s own person without constantly relying on family. Freedom in driving opens so many possibilities, but great freedom comes with even greater responsibilities. A new driver usually obtains a job once he or she has a license, and being safe on the road is always important. If one chooses to be reckless in driving, it means risking someone else’s life, which can cause major consequences. When I got my license, I was committed to the law and did not to speed or drink and drive. I follow all the rules. This helps keep society safe, and it brings back symbolic interactionism. One learns the rules and follows the signs, or one will receive a ticket. Both buying a car used or a new brings a certain status. Owning a used car says one can get to work efficiently which says middle-class status. While owning a new car says one is able to afford it and its many accessories which says upper-class status. For teens, getting their initial license can also be measured as maturity or capability. As a society, sometimes we choose to do certain things to raise our status or be more independent
Drivers can go wherever they want, whenever they want, and come home whenever they want within certain limitations. It is the easiest way to get out of the house and be one’s own person without constantly relying on family. Freedom in driving opens so many possibilities, but great freedom comes with even greater responsibilities. A new driver usually obtains a job once he or she has a license, and being safe on the road is always important. If one chooses to be reckless in driving, it means risking someone else’s life, which can cause major consequences. When I got my license, I was committed to the law and did not to speed or drink and drive. I follow all the rules. This helps keep society safe, and it brings back symbolic interactionism. One learns the rules and follows the signs, or one will receive a ticket. Both buying a car used or a new brings a certain status. Owning a used car says one can get to work efficiently which says middle-class status. While owning a new car says one is able to afford it and its many accessories which says upper-class status. For teens, getting their initial license can also be measured as maturity or capability. As a society, sometimes we choose to do certain things to raise our status or be more independent