Watch Out! Jake is Driving!

Jake turned 15 in June. It wasn’t but a couple weeks later that he was bugging me to get his Driver’s Permit. Here in Utah you don’t drive, even with a permit, until you are 15. Then you can drive with your parent(s) in the car until you are 16. Once you are 16, have forty hours of driving under your belt, and have taken Driver’s Education, you can drive on your own.

He is well on his way to 40 hours. I am guessing he is already upwards of 15 hours now. If he is in the car, he is driving. I have been impressed with his desire to learn and to learn to do it right. I won’t pretend we didn’t have to nudge him often in the car with reminders (or should I say scream as loudly as I can to keep from crashing into the car in front of us), but he is really doing great. Many youth are intimidated by driving on the busy roads and although he was a little hesitant at first, he is getting more and more comfortable taking on these challenges.

Truth be told, Seth is a far better driver than I am so I always encourage Jake to drive with him. I figure to be the best, you have to learn from the best. I won’t pretend that I am not a little excited to have a third driver around here in the next year!