A dream, an adventure.

[happylabs]

That is awesome. Do it! Driving is something I love to do. My mom is 87 and she never learned to drive. She tried several times but with 5 kids she always was too busy. She regrets it now. She has always had to depend on my father to take her wherever she wanted to go.

Wishing you well.

[pomtzu]

You're never too old to start. I say "go for it" - and have fun doing it!

[Randi]

Chris, that sounds like a great plan - go for it! You can do it! You need some warmer weather too, don't you!

I wish you all the best of luck!

[Louie and me]

You go for it Chris. My Mom was in her late 50s when she learned to drive and loved it. She became a very confident and competent driver.

[Freedom]

You go, girl!

[Karen]

Go for it! We'll all be rooting for you! Find a friend with an old car to let you practice on. I taught my friend to drive when she was 26 or so - she wanted to move South, but had never had to drive before because the MBTA - Boston's public transportation system, basically stopped outside her door and took her wherever she wanted to go!

She was so worried about learning that I took her driving several times in my 13-year-old car. "What if I DO something to it?" she fretted. "Honey," said I, this car is 13, was owned by my brother before me, and who knows how many people owned it before that. There's nothing you can do to it that hasn't already been done!" She then worried less, learned to drive and moved to Virginia before another Boston winter happened!

[Laura's Babies]

Piece of cake! You'll be burning up the roads before you know it!

[carole]

You go girl, fantastic, i wish i had your courage , i am 52 and still don't drive, my mother was about my age when she got hers as well, but for me i think i just cannot do it now, the licence process has changed so much and is so much harder, but good for you,keep with it, you can do it.

[Asiel]

Congratulations- Go for it, you're never too old to realize a dream.

[Suki Wingy]

Good for you, and be careful! Some of those little winding country roads scared me when I was living in Wales, and I never drove there!

[RICHARD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMsjR...eature=related

"LOOK, There Goes Chris!!!"

[ChrisH]

^^

You go girl, fantastic, i wish i had your courage , i am 52 and still don't drive, my mother was about my age when she got hers as well, but for me i think i just cannot do it now, the licence process has changed so much and is so much harder, but good for you,keep with it, you can do it.

Think it's perhaps more a touch of insanity than courage.

The licence test is a lot tougher here too and I think it's a good thing. Whether I will take to driving at all is the big question, but that should be obvious after a few lessons and if I do I have great confidence that the people who will be teaching me will lead me though.

I was surprised how the licence application process, even for a provisional, has changed too, it seems nearly as complicated as applying for a passport.

Good for you, and be careful! Some of those little winding country roads scared me when I was living in Wales, and I never drove there!

Don't worry we have lots of long straight ones too.

I may have to get new glasses too, the ones I have are the limited type of varifocals and won't do at all. Never mind, it'll just put my travelling plans back a while.