i hope i chose the right category...
2006-07-18 03:11:33 · 6 answers · asked by the_guy_with_the_thing 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
In today's society, it is a skill that at one time in your life you will probably use, unlike the algebra we all hated in school. Everyone should know how to drive, whether or not they ever own a car, learn how to do laundry, whether or not they do their own now, know how to cook even if they eat out all of the time and learn first aid even if they live next door to a hospital. You should learn how to write checks and pay bills even if you have an accountant or a spouse handle everything for you now.
Some people never do learn any of the above because right now they have someone else to do it for them. The sad thing in life is that we are all truly, ultimately, alone and sooner or later may have to learn for ourselves either because the person that has done the things for us leaves us (could be we move away, retire, divorce of through no choice of their own, they die). Grief of losing someone is hard enough without having to learn a totatlly, if not several, totally new skills. It is much easier if we have picked those skills up along the way, even if we never end up using them or have not used them in a long time...at least it is not a totally foreign concept to us then.
2006-07-18 03:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless you want to see and or experience very little and not go out much, you are then resigned to ride a bike, walk or use public transportation or take a cab. Not very practical or convenient is it? Unless you live in a tiny one street town, not very easy either. Kinda hard to lug 8 bags of groceries home, do errands, do other shopping, visit friends or keep appointments on time either. We do live in in a modern, industrialized society after all. Not many places left to park your horse. lol Everything in most cities is so spread out, can't see that working either. What is the problem with driving a car anyways? Maybe living in a third world country and riding a mule is better? lol
2006-07-18 10:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Island Queen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't HAVE to - but it can provide them with a sense of independance... also in the case of an emergency, driving could be necessary? You never know what the situation could be?
However if they are happy to use public transport for their entire lives (I highly doubt people will put up with them mooching off of them for rides for long) then power to them!
2006-07-18 10:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by L ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you'll have the independence to go wherever you want or need to go without depending on anybody. When I don't have my car I feel powerless.
2006-07-18 10:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by honey27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
believe me, everybody don't know how to drive! some people THINK they do! lol!! that's the problem! you have "drivers" and those who "think" they can drive.
2006-07-18 10:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you never know when you'll be in a position that you'll need that knowledge.
2006-07-18 10:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋