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2024-03-01 And I don't honestly believe in 'three years of no accidents for teenagers.' [長年日記]

There seem to be two types of people in the world: those who can drive from the beginning and those who cannot drive from the start.

It is the same with English.

"There are only two kinds of Japanese when it comes to learning English: those who love English and those who don't. There are only two types of Japanese people when it comes to learning English: those who are loved by the English language and those who are not."

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I think I fall into the "someone who can drive from the start" category.

This is because I don't recall having any difficulty driving.

On the other hand, my wife seemed to be "someone who couldn't drive a car from the start.

(1) She does not understand why she can drive on a spiral road with the steering wheel at a fixed angle.

(2)She gets confused when she switches steering wheels when parking.

This is a familiar story. I purchased miniature cars or drawn drawings to explain it to them, but she did not understand.

But this is not so serious.

By continuing to drive, we can experience and understand it logistically.

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In the Ebata family, it was customary to have students enroll in driving school immediately after high school graduation, so both our oldest and second daughters obtained their driver's licenses as soon as possible.

However, the date when the ban on driving was lifted was set as the day of his 21st birthday.

Why -- because it will reduce your auto insurance premiums.

The premiums from 18 to the day before age 21 are ridiculously high.

And I don't honestly believe in 'three years of no accidents for teenagers.'

This is obvious from the age-specific statistics, and premiums are naturally reflected in those statistics.

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So, we recently entered the phase of our second daughter's development.

The second daughter is "the one who can't drive a car from the beginning."

For now, I may need a lecture or exercise like I did with my wife.