Comments by "Daily Wire Third Stringer" (@DailyWireThirdStringer) on "Gen Z Is Too Addicted To Their Phones To Learn How To Drive" video.

  1. As a Gen Z-er (I just turned 24), I have observed this trend firsthand. I am perhaps the exception. I was initially extremely wary and, frankly, utterly disinterested in learning to drive, so for about 9 months after receiving my learner's permit I hardly practiced at all. Then I began to feel the pressure from my parents who were sick of driving me to golf practice, so I toughened up and passed the behind-the-wheel test on my first attempt at nearly sixteen-and-a-half. My experience since very closely mirrors Matt's: I vividly recall my first time driving all by myself to buy some school supplies at a local Michael's (15 miles or so round trip on a mostly farm road with moderate traffic). I was terrified. Of course, it all went well, and I have had my fair share of mistakes since then (nothing too dramatic, thankfully). But last year, I decided to embark upon my fourth multi-state summer road trip mere weeks after getting into my first at-fault collision (a fender-bender), and the longest one yet: 3,700 miles in five days across six states, including one day that covered 1,100 miles in 19 hours. (Notable places visited are Lake Tahoe, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Moab, Denver, Cheyenne, and Las Vegas.) All the while, of course, I'm fearing the slightest mistake lest my insurance rates spike even further (or worse). I count myself blessed that nothing of the sort occurred. With this experience behind me, I believe I understand quite well both sides of the debate: on the one hand, driving is an extremely liberating and rewarding experience for which there is no modern equivalent, and on the other it is often quite an expensive affair that also happens to be one of the most dangerous activities a majority of us participate in on a daily basis. I long for the day when America catches up to the rest of the developed world -- nay, surpasses the developed world -- in terms of public transportation infrastructure so that the roads are cleared of people who don't appreciate the freedom private transportation offers. Germany is perhaps the best model in this regard.
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