Well, yeah, if you’re going to drive, it’s worth the hassle. If you aren’t, then it isn’t. Since you don’t have a car, you can’t drive on any regular basis. Kinda pointless to do the work for a piece of plastic to sit in your wallet/purse. And it is definitely not the best way to spend money if you aren’t going to drive.

Those “stupid” laws aren’t stupid. They’re there for a reason even though some of them are arbitrary. Those laws are what keeps everyone on the same page. If we meet up at a 4way stop intersection, it doesn’t really matter what the rule is for who goes first, it only matters that there is a rule that we all know and follow. If we are all aware of a standard for who goes first, nobody crashes.

Same with road signs, speed limits (though speed limits are also a safety factor, and aren’t as arbitrary), passing, etc.

If you can’t learn those rules, you can’t drive with the thousands of other people on the road without causing problems. So you don’t get a license, and there are consequences for trying todrive without one.

I hated the boredom of driving classes. Most people do. And the tests can be pretty empty, depending on where you are. But anyone unable or unwilling to put in the time and effort to learn the rules/laws and pass those tests would be dangerous on the roads.

But, yeah, other than it being a tiny bit easier to do the younger you are, if you don’t plan on driving any time soon it would be a waste of resources to do it now instead of later. If you live somewhere with decent public transit, you can go your whole life without driving and that can be a great thing.

I will also warn you that driving takes practice to do safely and well. Doesn’t matter how old you are, it still takes a year or so to get to the point where everything is second nature. I’m glad I got that period done when I was a kid and had people around that were experienced drivers to give me advice before I needed it. If I’d waited until my thirties, that advice wouldn’t have been as easy to get. So that is an advantage if you specifically are still in your teen years (which is when most people deal with all the tests and such) to doing it now rather than later.

If you consider the rules stupid, please do everyone a favor and stay off the road.

Imagine if a prospective bridge engineer talked about bridge construction having “stupid” rules. I’d want to avoid their bridges.

If you keep failing the written test, you have no hope of passing the drivers test.

Get a state issued ID, Passport, or Passport Card instead.

Stupid and complicated?

You gotta be shitting me. The rules are trivially simple and easy, and they for the purpose of not killing people. If you can’t do it, stay off the road.

Depends on where you live and what you do. A car is definitely nice to have in (minor) emergencies.

But if you live in a region where everything is in a walkable distance and/or you have good public transportation you don’t really need a car.

But it’s also very practical to have when you need to transport big and heavy stuff.

Also, some jobs require you to have a driver’s licence.

It sounds like maybe you shouldn’t be driving, but a license is a good thing to have just in case you might need it at some point. Maybe you will want to rent a car for something, maybe you’ll need to drive for work. But if you get by without a car now, I wouldn’t be stressing too much about getting a driver’s license.

You’re not supposed to just remember them. You’re suppressed to know and understand them.

Those are two different things. Normally I’d say yes. A license is always worth having. But I’m not sure I want you to share the road with me if this is what you think of the rules

I wouldn’t be able to do my job if I didn’t have a license and a car so yeah I’d say it’s worth it in my case. Not everybody should be driving though and based on the little information you gave it sounds like you may well be one of them.

This is satire, right?

No, if you don’t have a car don’t bother getting a license, get a state ID card or passport card instead. If you can’t learn the rules of the road you ought not be driving, and if you live somewhere you don’t have to drive, thank your lucky stars.

What country are you in? If you’re in the US and you plan to drive, you should have a license.

Source: thousands of $$$$ paid for a child who chose to drive without one.

If all you want is the ID, you can get a government ID that can be used for travel (flights), alcohol, and anything else you need an ID for without having to get a license. You only need a license of you plan on driving, ever.

• if you are somewhere with decent public transit options (bonus if it’s bike and pedestrian friendly), then there’s probably no need
• if you’re aiming for a job that requires a license (ex. delivery driver, freight trucker), then you don’t need to ask
• if you’re someplace as car-centric as the US, then it’s pretty much mandatory regardless of economic class

It entierly depends on why you are getting your license.

I only got mine back in 2022 when I was 35.

I had lived alone for eight years using only public transport to get around.

But the pendemic made me wat to get it and a car.

I hated the isolation and not wanting to risk doing stuff, this is in Sweden with probably the lowest restrictions in the western world.

I wanted to get out and take photos of cool places that are difficult to get to with public transport.

It took me a year of near constabt lessons before I was ready and passed the test.

This was while at the same time working a full time job and taking days off when I had driving lessons.

I passed my second practice test, but both theory tests went well.

Then after having passed my dad helped me immensley and took me out every weekend and we just drove and drove and drove so I would get used to it, half a year later I bought my first car, and it was fantastic, being able to get to abandoned castle ruins, odd museums, distilleries, the airport runway viewing spot, self service farm shops and more has been fantastic!

But if you are living in a city then there is very little need for a car, I live in the suburbs and would never consider commuting to work with my car.

I did take some lessons when I was 18-19, but I never got it then, I could not deal with driving a car at the time, sometimes you just need to wait and find the right time and do it for the right reasons.

Yes. You’re best getting your licence over and done with before you need a car. Once you have a licence, it generally doesn’t matter if you use it or not. All you have to do when you need to drive is to buy a car.

Also, what country are you in, may I ask? Germany?

Many jobs require a valid driver’s license even if not driving related or adjacent. Not having one is very restrictive and often precludes you from any kind of job where you may be expected to operate any kind of equipment or material handlers, even light lawn equipment, since if the government doesn’t trust you to operate a motor vehicle, why should the employer? From this perspective it is absolutely worth it.

I’m assuming if the theory exam is that difficult you are NOT based in the US, as I’ve not known anyone to ever actually fail a knowledge test in the US (they are far too easy), its usually the practical. So maybe the customary requirements for jobs wanting a valid license are much different in wherever you are.