They say that it is better to learn to ride a motorcycle in a class than be self taught, probably why they incentivize the class that way.
My state will only allow you to get a motorcycle license if you take the class, no more self taught unless you already have it or are transferring it from another state.
I had a dirt bike since I was about 13. Learned to ride that myself & how to shift.
I took Drivers Ed in school. When I got my permit, I practiced a lot. Always had stick shift, so I found very steep streets and kept at it until I was good at stop/starting without slipping the clutch.
Iāve never been without a working vehicle since I was 15.
I learned to drive on the practice range, just outside the pro shop.
Mostly
Learned first driving a logging truck in the woods loaded with paper wood. Had my
farmerās license at 15. No one really taught me. Driving the vehicles on the farm
was my teacher.
Dad taught me to drive automatic in the parking lot of a middle school. Friend (now husband) taught me to drive stick on a road trip across 3 states.
Is Mario Kart a valid response? Asking for a friend.
in a 91 Buick Lesabre my grandfather sold me. the car constantly broke down. the conditions taught me a thing or two. ultimately this car was crushed by a large 100+ year old maple tree when i parked under it. some bad memories and luck on that one.
The first thing I drove was a John Deere model M. The first motor vehicle was a Ford pickup. Learned to shift, double clutch, etc. on a 120 acre field. I was 11? Grandfather was cool.
I was in something called āIndependent Livingā in the state foster care system, where you are basically your own foster parent, so I had no one to help me practice and had to get a judge to grant me special permission to get a license since most foster kids arenāt allowed to drive due to liability issues and the state possibly being sued if I had caused an accident. I think my driverās ed teacher knew my situation and gave me a courtesy pass. He helped me out a lot with that kindness. It made a really hard living situation a bit easier.
Family of truckers. Dāyou really need to have me elaborate?
Everyone should be required to learn on a 3 on the tree pickup and you donāt graduate until you can start up at a stoplight on a hill without stalling. Parallel parking for extra credit.
I ask people that ALL the time. Except itās more like ā WHERE THE F#@$ DID YOU LEARN TO DRIVEā?!! 
I did learn to drive stick in San Francisco, does that count for anything?
I never did the driverās ed classes or anything like thatā¦ my HS friends took me out driving. Then when I was 17 my buddy and I drove his 1986 Suburban over to the DMV and I took the tests and got my license. The first car I bought after that was a 1972 Mercury Marquis Broughamā¦ it was a tank. Got it for $300 from an older couple that lived down the street. Good times.
1994 Ford Aspire
My dad bought it from a junk yard, previous owner had a bad accident, the driver and passenger seats were blood soaked. My uncle owned a repair shop, so they rebuilt the front end, new seats and repainted with the Ford āgreenā.
It was a 4 gear manual, and an excellent car for a new driver who is just learning how to drive a stick shift.
I Loved This Car! Named it Slimer-Mobile.
I wish I still had it 
Dad and I used to go for car rides on Sundays sometimes. I was about 14 and we were driving towards Weatherford on Highway 80. He pulled off to the side of the road and said I could drive. Uhm, ok.
Heyā¦ these days, a stick shift is just called an anti-theft device! 
The hills of Seattle with my parents 64 Rambler Classic station wagon. Best visibility of any vehicle Iāve ever driven. Not to mention a V8 engine that was fun on the freeway, no problem getting that up to speed in a hurry. Drivers ed car was a Buick sedan that was bigger than the Rambler (kind of boring). Learned to drive a manual when I met my husband who did not like automatic transmissions and promised me weād get a car with an automatic eventually. 40 plus years later, the cars are still manual transmissions, and I will probably have to wait until one of them dies before I get that automatic.
