BEWARE!!!! XD

[Sinead]

For I have gotten my driver's permit!!!

And I totally drove home.

>.>;;

BEWARE!!!!

[Insane Galvatron]

Congrats. I remember when I got my permit. Shortly after my 16th birthday.. only 13 years ago..

Ok, now I feel old.

[Optimal Optimus Primal]

I have my lisence, yesss. But I've only been on the road for almost seven years, all of which have been accident-free. ...And I probably just jinxed myself. LoL

Congrats, Sinead! That's great! Now, don't go crazy or anything.

[Nurann]

Have fun with it! Me... driving; yuck. Between gas, insurance, needing-an-attention span... where was I going with this? j/k, not to mention the environmental thing, I just can't bring myself to make the effort.

Congratulations! So, do you have your own car picked out yet?

[Jammer]

Coolness.

Now, remember: hitting pedestrians earns you 100-500 points each (depending upon the pedestrian). If you manage to hit them whilst they are heading into a building you will get a 5000 point bonus. On that note, driving through buildings is also a relatively decent way to bypass traffic jams and decrease your travel time. And lastly, if you go over a curb and your vehicle does not fly 500 feet, you are going too slow.



Seriously, though. Congratulations on earning it.

[Miss Special]

Also, if you hit more than one simultaneously, on top of the flat score, you get 100 bonus points for each extra pedestrian.

Have fun.

[Cheetor]

This isn't carmageddon

As for not getting your drivers license you gotta be @*$& nuts. A lot of jobs demand that ya can drive. I'm glad my parents paid for me to get mine and my grandma was nice enough to give me a free car. Beats taking the bus 100 times over or walking or biking. Plus I can have fun rallying in cars in NW Ontario. Heheh. I would recommend all people get there license if possible. Regardless of the after effects, like gas, insurance and maintenance. Its worth it.

[fizzybird]

congrats with the licence!
I had to start driving ling ago, but I just can't see
myself behind the wheels!
Still so scared!

[Sinead]

*dying laughing at Jammer and Miss Special*

500 points and a COOKIE if you hit a bicyclist and the bike keeps going.

Other than that, no, I don't have my liscence . . . it's just a learner's permit for now. But that means that I can do some of the driving around for Botcon next year if I can get my liscence on time.

And as for getting a permit or whatnot? Sure, it's a good thing to have, but I'm 20, and I just got it. I'm now only comfortable with the idea of driving. Most people of this site don't know this, but with the "Reflections of Life" series, in "Loving to Learn, Learning to Love," when I described that accident?

". . . Her mind was still trying to heal itself, after witnessing the accident. It was still trying to become whole again, still trying to forget the images that she would not let herself release. . . . Her mind was still trying to heal itself, after witnessing the accident. It was still trying to become whole again, still trying to forget the images that she would not let herself release. . . . As if [Dinobot] could stop her mind from showing her the images of a man lying upon the pavement, a small stream of dark blood slowly running downhill. As if he could erase from her mind, the sound of tires screeching, and the sound of her own voice yelling. . . . When all was said, the Maximal asked, 'Who was driving?' . . . And she answered, 'My father.' "

*shrugs* that accident where my father killed a motorcyclist happened when I was fifteen. I wrote that story when I was sixteen. It's a bit of a damper on wanting to get out on the road. Granted, not everyone would want to share why they don't want to drive, but I just put that up there as an example, since it's already on the site. That, and I'm okay with those feelings of grief, now.

On a side note, though, this bit is something that nobody on BWINT knows: My cousin ended up meeting a friend of the late biker, talked with him about it, and then told him who she was. She comforted him, talked to him about me, about how I was there, and he realized that going off to take down my father might not have been a good idea. (Then again, those of you who know my serious rants, think long and hard about how much I would care about that.)

Okay, I've ranted enough. Just wanted to present a different side to why you should/shouldn't get a liscence, which boils down to: If you're not comfortable with the idea, wait until you are.

[Jagna]

congrats sinhead...
if you have any siblings i would recommend you ready them before you drive them anywhere
i remember the first time my sis drove me around i her Fiat chinquechento (sp?) for the first time...i was terrified
prob because she failed her test the first 5 times...hehehh....
any way congrats again!
ill b applying for mine next year (ill b 17!!!!!!)

enjoy your driving freedom!

[The Crab]

Waiting untill you're ready to drive, rather than doing it just 'cause you can. I respect that, Sinead.

Once ya get used to it, driving becomes second nature to ya. Ya do things without even thinking about it. Though of course, that'll also land ya in trouble, like it did for me more than once. Car accidents aren't fun, 'specially the ones that mess ya up. I was in one when I was about 5, and it messed up my spine. Ever since then, I've had a crooked neck, and minor back problems. One of my friends also died in a car accident.

I guess it all depends on how ya look on it. When you drive, you're in complete control of a two-ton, 50 mile per hour, piece of machinery. If you're not careful, something reeeaaallly bad could happen.

It's ironic that I say that, considering the accidents I've almost caused. =P

[Sinead]

Agreed on all accounts. As it happens, my 17-year-old brother got his liscence before I did. Neither of my brothers were in the car when the accident happened, and I'm REALLY glad of that.

Accidents suck.

However . . . I do know the car I would love to have: Mini Cooper.

As for what I would REALLY love to drive: either a 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250 or a 2006 Honda Shadow Spirit.

[RobotInDisguise]

I've had my license for more than a year now and I'm 17 1/2. For a moment, sinead, you had me thinking that you were younger than me, which is very unusual for Beast Wars fangirls.

[Sinead]

Unusual? To be a young woman interested in BW? *chuckles* I know a few certain young ladies who are just barely 16 and are loving BW.

Besides. I've been a fan of BW for going on nine years. Since I was eleven. A fan. Never a fangirl. Fangirls are totally anime shriekers who anklebite anyone who disses their favorite characters.

[SilverfromOZ]

Hey hey,

cograts Rebecca. Driving is much fun. I love the countryside, despise the city. Its difficult having a car which can easily sit at 120km/h and being stuck in smelly, smoggy, stupidity, sufficiently supplemented by stupendously silly motorists.. whoa, seeing the V for Vendetta must have triggered my recurring, rhyming, reflex, ridiculously.. GAARRGGHH there it goes again.

Well, word of the wise. When you get a new car to supplement your old 1983 model Ford Falcon with bits and pieces falling off it and breaking and burning, make sure you get a feel for it before taking it for a spin with a mate who is also a speed demon... lets just say my new car feels like I'm travelling at 35km when its going at 100k and when you rocket into a 35k corner at 100k and your friend braces against the passenger side, you see your life flash before your eyes... it was rather brief and quite full of Beast Wars references Thankfully ABS and power steering kicked in and saved us from careening over the cliff edge.

Best rule of driving: always look ahead. Beginner drivers generally focus on what's directly in front of them, however if you look ahead whilst paying attention to what's around you, you will get a feel for what the traffic is doing and will even develop reflexes which will be very handy when someone does something silly in front of you (believe me I know from experience).

So enjoy tearing around the mean streets.