A NEAR MISS.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
February 25, 2017 9:03am CST
I can never forget that morning my then eleven year old son was standing at the fence just outside our house waiting for his bus to take him to school. The bus arrived, I saw him board it then I went back into the house. Exactly five minutes later, I heard a loud crash and I rushed to the door to see what it was about.
There I saw my fence partly demolished by a car and a few people about to assist the driver out of the car.I stood there in shock, because the car had landed at the same spot where my son was standing before his bus came - I could have lost him - or he could have been seriously injured.
Later I found out that the driver who was a seventeen year old girl, had no driver's license, nor any real driving lessons. She simply got up that morning and decided to take her father's car and go for a ride.
At what age did you learn to drive, and who taught you? was it a family member, a friend or a driving instructor.?
Picture is my son at age five.
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34 responses
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
25 Feb 17
A cute picture of your son. How scary that must have been. Life can change in an instant. Glad that the bus was there that day before the young girl. Makes you wonder what you possess a person to do such a thing. I got my license when I was 23. I took a driving course.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
25 Feb 17
@Kandae11 yes that is true. She was lucky she didn't kill anybody.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 17
I had lessons as soon as I was 17. I was the first of my siblings to pass my driving test. I think back in those days it was an incredible £1.75 but eventually went up to £2.50 I think it is around £20 a lesson perhaps more in London.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 17
@Kandae11 Yes and an hours lesson was exactly that not 45 minutes or 50 minutes as they seem to be today!
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
26 Feb 17
Glad your son was not hit. I took driving lessons when I was 16.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
26 Feb 17
@Kandae11 aside from the traffic and unmindful people who suddenly cross the streets, none. Thank goodness.
@shaggin (71666)
• United States
26 Feb 17
That is very lucky it happened 5 minute later after your son was already gone. I would have been very shaken up. My parents started teaching me to drive when i was 17 ( I was too nervous at 16). I did however steal the car twice when I only had my permit. Good thing nothing happened.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Feb 17
That girl seems to have been brought up badly to do what she did. Good your son escaped a disaster.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Feb 17
I learned when I was 15 by a friend who was 16, got my license the day i turned 16
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
25 Feb 17
My parents taught me to drive when i was old enough to get a permit. I think I had to be 16 and I got my drivers license that year too. I lived in NY in the country so there was not much traffic to deal with.
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@creativedesigner (199)
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25 Feb 17
That was scary. I learnt with a tutor and i was 20. I could not take the risk of injuring anyone. I wonder how stupid the girl was to just take her dads car and go out. Its a senseless act.
On the other side your son is so cute.
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@creativedesigner (199)
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26 Feb 17
@Kandae11 i hope she got some punishment which she never forgets
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
26 Feb 17
Learned to drive at 16 yrs old.
I never had an accident.
So sorry that could have been terrible and you are blessed your young son was not standing there.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
26 Feb 17
@Kandae11 Indeed, he was a lovely child Kandase..bless him.
@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
25 Feb 17
I have never drove. My vision is too poor. What a cutie your son is
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
9 Feb 18
I know this is an old post, but what a cute little boy!. Thankful God was watching out for him that day.
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
9 Feb 18
@Kandae11 God certainly was protecting your little boy that day. And probably many more times that you weren't even aware of!
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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9 Feb 18
@1creekgirl I think so too. Speaking for myself I doubt I would have made it this far if God wasn't there with me .
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
25 Feb 17
That certainly was a miracle that your son wasn't standing there when the car hit the fence. I learned to drive when I was very young by my grandfather so when I was of legal age to get a license I passed the first try.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
2 Feb 18
I understand your fear. I have been in places here in Jerusalem that when they were bombing our buses and restaurants and have been at that same spot and then maybe a few minutes later or that morning was at the same spot a bus and a restaurant got blown up. I am glad you son was not injured or murdered.
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