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I'm 24 and I don't have a driver's license — should I get one? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ndr@lemmy.world to c/chat@beehaw.org
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/134805

Disclaimer: I'm not from the US.

As a student in a relatively large-ish city, I've been doing fine with public transportation. I'm not particularly interested in driving because of (no particular order):

  • environmental impact (in part mitigated by EVs)
  • 'severe' ADHD; I would never be relaxed driving
  • safety; I don't trust other drivers to follow the rules properly

Should I still get a driver's license sooner than later?

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[–] TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The driver license isn't always necessarily for driving, but it can also be used for identification and verification. I would still get a driver license for that reason though you could probably do fine with a passport.

[–] glasslyrata@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know where op is from, but at least in Sweden you just get a "national ID". Same shape as a driver's license, works all over the EU, none of the pesky driving and the passport stays safely at home until it's time to travel out of the EU.

[–] TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, you could get that in USA as well, it was more a convenience to have driver license in the USA.

[–] glasslyrata@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

It's definitely a convenience if you're already a driver. But there's no reason to get one just for identification purposes.