How and when did you learn to drive?

pjbiju · 12th June 2009, 12:48

4-Wheeler:
Age: 21
Tutor: My observation of driving for several years
Vehicle: TATA 407
Location: Hospet

2-Wheeler:
Age: 20
Tutor: My observation of driving for several years
Vehicle: Luna (gearless) & HERO Puch (geared)
Location: Hospet

aaggoswami · 12th June 2009, 19:11

Age : 18-18.5 ( dont remember exactly ).
Tutor : Driving school (forgot name ) and Dad.
Car : Of course, Maruti 800.
Location in India : Vadodara, Gujarat.

akhilesh51 · 12th June 2009, 20:57

Age - 17
Tutor - Brother
Car - Daewoo Cielo
Location - Jaipur early mornings

I initially started driving (though secretly) sometime in late 16s but any formal training took place in late 17 when i was back in town for summer holidays and was to turn 18 in a month. I actually got my learner's license on the day of my 18th birthday and formal license exactly 1 month later, all by the law.

fast_elegance · 22nd October 2009, 14:33

Age - 13
Tutor - Driver
Car - Mahindra Armada 4X4
Location in India - Mangalore ( KA )

I just bumped into this thread when i was thinking of starting a similar thread and was searching if such a thread aleady exists. And Voila! I found it

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RP_812 · 22nd October 2009, 15:59

Age - 19 - 19.5
Tutor - Myself.
Car - The omnipresent Maruti 800.

I learnt to drive on my own , my Dad just told me how to steer. I used to observe anyone who used to drive , my dad , the bus driver , the auto driver , the cycle rickshaw driver ( hope you get the picture) and one day just took the 800 out for a spin.

Never had an accident those days in Bangalore.

Loved Bangalore then , calm and peaceful. Driving used to be a pleasure , not a pain.

clevermax · 22nd October 2009, 16:04

4 Wheeler:

Age: 18
Tutor: Driving School Instructor
Car: HM Trekker
Location: South Kerala

So far driven roughly above 2,00,000 Kms

2 Wheeler:

Age: 18
Tutor: Self
Bike: Bajaj Chetak
Location: South Kerala

So far driven roughly around 200 Kms !!

dreamdiesel · 22nd October 2009, 16:13

Did not see this thread before. A nice thread!!!

2-Wheeler
Age: 15 years
Tutor: Dad
Vehicle: 1987 Bajaj Chetak
Location: Bangalore.

This thread brought back the old memories of my dad teaching me to ride the scooter. After countless times of failed clutch releases and dad teaching me patiently how to release the clutch, I finally learnt it.

4-Wheeler
Age: 17 years
Tutor: Self
Vehicle: 1997 Maruti Omni
Location: Bangalore

Brand new Omni in the garage. Nobody at home. I knew where the keys for the Omni were kept. Took the car out for a spin and kept the car back in the garage safely. No one got a doubt. Continued this for a week till I was pretty confident to take it out on the main roads. Surprised dad when I offered to drive one day.

DRC · 22nd October 2009, 16:19

First time behind the wheel of a 4 wheeler.
Age 17
on a Mahindra Tractor

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Tutor : Myself, I was kinda natural with vehicles though. Never put any effort to learn. I could drive the moment I took the wheel.

Funny part is how I learnt to ride a motor cycle.
Though I was riding my Grandpa's moped (TVS 50) since 10, I always wanted to ride my dad's yezdi road king.
One fine afternoon, when dad was out of town, and mom was sleeping, I locked from out side, pushed the bike to the school ground and started the beast. It used to make such a racket that the whole town woke up (small town called Madhugiri) one of our neighbors might have opened the door for my mom and the joy ride ended soon. But I had accomplisehd what I wanted to

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princemanatt · 22nd October 2009, 16:19

Age - 16
Tutor -Dad
Car - Ambassidor
Location - some private road next to us

msvg · 22nd October 2009, 16:20

2-Wheeler
Age: 14 years
Tutor: Friend
Vehicle: Friends Yamaha Rx 100
Location: Bangalore.

4-Wheeler
Age: 15 years
Tutor: Self and Friend
Vehicle: Friends Maruti Omni
Location: Bangalore.

pr_ans · 22nd October 2009, 16:24

2-Wheeler
Age: 11 years
Tutor: Uncle
Vehicle: Bajaj Chetak
Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

4-Wheeler
Age: 20 years
Tutor: Friend
Vehicle: Ford Ikon
Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

chakri400 · 22nd October 2009, 16:38

Age : 22
Tutor : Friends (who were colleagues and roommates)
Car : Mazda 626
Location : Stamford, Connecticut, US

We never had a car in the family until 2002. My dad used to work for HCL hyderabad as an admin mgr and we used to have a whole lot of ambassdors visiting us and I used to take every opportunity to go for a ride. I gifted the first car WagonR I bought to my dad which he still owns. BTW, I love royal look of the well maintained company owned ambassdors

addyhemmige · 22nd October 2009, 16:52

2 Wheeler - Non Geared
Age: 14 years
Tutor: Cousin
Vehicle: Cousin's Kinetic Luna & Kinetic Honda
Location: Bangalore

2 Wheeler - Geared
Age: 17 years
Tutor: Friend
Vehicle: Friend's Suzuki Samurai & my Suzuki Fiero
Location: Hassan, Karnataka

4-Wheeler
Age: 15 years
Tutor: Dad
Vehicle: Mahindra CJ-500 Jeep, Tatamobile, Massey Ferguson tractor
Location: In our estate located near a village called Hemmige, Hassan District, Karnataka

leadf00t · 22nd October 2009, 17:15

- Age 17
- Tutor - Mama ( mom's brother)
- Car - humble M-800 4 speed
- Location in India - Pune, Pradhikaran area in Nigdi

0nubhav · 22nd October 2009, 17:34

4 Wheeler :

- Age : 14years and some days when I drove the first car alone.
- Tutor : Theory --> Maternal Uncle , Practical --> Alone
- Car : Omni was the first car
- Location in India : Jabalpur

Had theory since I was 10 years old held the steering for the first time when I was 11. Just got the courage and left one morning alone; drove like half an hour, came back and parked the car as it was. Nobody still knows about it in my house.

I know there's nothing to boast about I was just stupid that time.

Regards,
Anubhav.

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Read a driver training manual	7	5.19%
I never appeared for a driving test, but still got my driver’s licence	11	8.15%
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12th June 2009, 12:48	#151
pjbiju Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,357 Thanked: 1,092 Times	4-Wheeler: Age: 21 Tutor: My observation of driving for several years Vehicle: TATA 407 Location: Hospet 2-Wheeler: Age: 20 Tutor: My observation of driving for several years Vehicle: Luna (gearless) & HERO Puch (geared) Location: Hospet
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12th June 2009, 19:11	#152
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Age : 18-18.5 ( dont remember exactly ). Tutor : Driving school (forgot name ) and Dad. Car : Of course, Maruti 800. Location in India : Vadodara, Gujarat.
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12th June 2009, 20:57	#153
akhilesh51 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jaipur, RAJ Posts: 631 Thanked: 339 Times	Age - 17 Tutor - Brother Car - Daewoo Cielo Location - Jaipur early mornings I initially started driving (though secretly) sometime in late 16s but any formal training took place in late 17 when i was back in town for summer holidays and was to turn 18 in a month. I actually got my learner's license on the day of my 18th birthday and formal license exactly 1 month later, all by the law. Last edited by akhilesh51 : 12th June 2009 at 20:59.
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22nd October 2009, 14:33	#154
fast_elegance BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mangalore/Bangalore Posts: 437 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Age - 13 Tutor - Driver Car - Mahindra Armada 4X4 Location in India - Mangalore ( KA ) I just bumped into this thread when i was thinking of starting a similar thread and was searching if such a thread aleady exists. And Voila! I found it .
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22nd October 2009, 15:59	#155
RP_812 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 128 Thanked: 2 Times	Age - 19 - 19.5 Tutor - Myself. Car - The omnipresent Maruti 800. I learnt to drive on my own , my Dad just told me how to steer. I used to observe anyone who used to drive , my dad , the bus driver , the auto driver , the cycle rickshaw driver ( hope you get the picture) and one day just took the 800 out for a spin. Never had an accident those days in Bangalore. Loved Bangalore then , calm and peaceful. Driving used to be a pleasure , not a pain.
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22nd October 2009, 16:04	#156
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	4 Wheeler: Age: 18 Tutor: Driving School Instructor Car: HM Trekker Location: South Kerala So far driven roughly above 2,00,000 Kms 2 Wheeler: Age: 18 Tutor: Self Bike: Bajaj Chetak Location: South Kerala So far driven roughly around 200 Kms !! Last edited by clevermax : 22nd October 2009 at 16:07.
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22nd October 2009, 16:13	#157
dreamdiesel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 61 Times	Did not see this thread before. A nice thread!!! 2-Wheeler Age: 15 years Tutor: Dad Vehicle: 1987 Bajaj Chetak Location: Bangalore. This thread brought back the old memories of my dad teaching me to ride the scooter. After countless times of failed clutch releases and dad teaching me patiently how to release the clutch, I finally learnt it. 4-Wheeler Age: 17 years Tutor: Self Vehicle: 1997 Maruti Omni Location: Bangalore Brand new Omni in the garage. Nobody at home. I knew where the keys for the Omni were kept. Took the car out for a spin and kept the car back in the garage safely. No one got a doubt. Continued this for a week till I was pretty confident to take it out on the main roads. Surprised dad when I offered to drive one day.
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22nd October 2009, 16:19	#158
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 911 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	First time behind the wheel of a 4 wheeler. Age 17 on a Mahindra Tractor . Tutor : Myself, I was kinda natural with vehicles though. Never put any effort to learn. I could drive the moment I took the wheel. Funny part is how I learnt to ride a motor cycle. Though I was riding my Grandpa's moped (TVS 50) since 10, I always wanted to ride my dad's yezdi road king. One fine afternoon, when dad was out of town, and mom was sleeping, I locked from out side, pushed the bike to the school ground and started the beast. It used to make such a racket that the whole town woke up (small town called Madhugiri) one of our neighbors might have opened the door for my mom and the joy ride ended soon. But I had accomplisehd what I wanted to.
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22nd October 2009, 16:19	#159
princemanatt BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	Age - 16 Tutor -Dad Car - Ambassidor Location - some private road next to us
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22nd October 2009, 16:20	#160
msvg BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA / Bangalore Posts: 209 Thanked: 23 Times	2-Wheeler Age: 14 years Tutor: Friend Vehicle: Friends Yamaha Rx 100 Location: Bangalore. 4-Wheeler Age: 15 years Tutor: Self and Friend Vehicle: Friends Maruti Omni Location: Bangalore.
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22nd October 2009, 16:24	#161
pr_ans BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 40 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	2-Wheeler Age: 11 years Tutor: Uncle Vehicle: Bajaj Chetak Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 4-Wheeler Age: 20 years Tutor: Friend Vehicle: Ford Ikon Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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22nd October 2009, 16:38	#162
chakri400 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 201 Thanked: 155 Times	Age : 22 Tutor : Friends (who were colleagues and roommates) Car : Mazda 626 Location : Stamford, Connecticut, US We never had a car in the family until 2002. My dad used to work for HCL hyderabad as an admin mgr and we used to have a whole lot of ambassdors visiting us and I used to take every opportunity to go for a ride. I gifted the first car WagonR I bought to my dad which he still owns. BTW, I love royal look of the well maintained company owned ambassdors
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22nd October 2009, 16:52	#163
addyhemmige Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore/Hassan Posts: 1,527 Thanked: 487 Times View My Garage	2 Wheeler - Non Geared Age: 14 years Tutor: Cousin Vehicle: Cousin's Kinetic Luna & Kinetic Honda Location: Bangalore 2 Wheeler - Geared Age: 17 years Tutor: Friend Vehicle: Friend's Suzuki Samurai & my Suzuki Fiero Location: Hassan, Karnataka 4-Wheeler Age: 15 years Tutor: Dad Vehicle: Mahindra CJ-500 Jeep, Tatamobile, Massey Ferguson tractor Location: In our estate located near a village called Hemmige, Hassan District, Karnataka
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22nd October 2009, 17:15	#164
leadf00t BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MH04 Posts: 439 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	- Age 17 - Tutor - Mama ( mom's brother) - Car - humble M-800 4 speed - Location in India - Pune, Pradhikaran area in Nigdi
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22nd October 2009, 17:34	#165
0nubhav BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 42 Thanked: 36 Times	4 Wheeler : - Age : 14years and some days when I drove the first car alone. - Tutor : Theory --> Maternal Uncle , Practical --> Alone - Car : Omni was the first car - Location in India : Jabalpur Had theory since I was 10 years old held the steering for the first time when I was 11. Just got the courage and left one morning alone; drove like half an hour, came back and parked the car as it was. Nobody still knows about it in my house. I know there's nothing to boast about I was just stupid that time. Regards, Anubhav.
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