What is the percentage of people with autism that have cars/drivers license? because i've noticed that a lot of people with autism don't drive

[Metalhead]

I learned how to drive by playing GTA Vice City.

Now let me drive your car.

 

[SusanLR]

I got my license at age 21.
Anxiety was the main reason I didn't really want to drive. I knew I really needed to though and got a private company to teach me.
I failed my first attempt to get a license due to anxiety from having an officer sitting there watching in a large city with heavy traffic.
I went 12 miles away to a small country town to pass the test.

Now, 46 years later, I still feel anxious driving in high traffic, and I don't like driving over large bridges. I've never had an accident or ticket, but I'll never really like driving. It is a necessity though for life's basics because I dislike public transportation even more than driving.

 

[Forest Cat]

And I had two motorcycles.
Yes, I had a death-wish for a decade when I was young.

I had that too, I lost some of the gung ho motorcycle attitude when I jumped with a dirtbike, landed on my face and had the bike land on top of me. After that I was a little more hesitant. I realized that I'm the bikes airbag. In a crash, my body protects the motorcycles from damage. So now I prefer cars.

 

[Mr. Stevens]

I've had my license since I was 18. I found it overwhelming to learn, but came to enjoy it. These days I enjoy it to a degree, but have less stamina than when I was in my 20s.

 

[Mr. Stevens]

I learned how to drive by playing GTA Vice City.

Now let me drive your car.

Should be easy to get some Hall and Oates or Corey Hart on the radio. Maybe "Easy Lover." Then the blood will fly.

 

[MildredHubble]

Now, 46 years later, I still feel anxious driving in high traffic, and I don't like driving over large bridges. I've never had an accident or ticket, but I'll never really like driving. It is a necessity though for life's basics because I dislike public transportation even more than driving.

I'm not great in heavy city traffic either. I just got back from a pretty stressful drive in town. It doesn't help that I'm very tired and in quite a lot of pain. I would have definitely preferred to walk today.

 

[Steelbookcollector217]

i saw a discussion on reddit on this topic, it says that a lot of people with autism have SPD, which is sensory processing disorder. Also, having ADHD, is a bad recipe for driving a car.

 

[Nitro]

Started out on a riding mower as a kid then graduated to a go-cart.
Bought and drove my first car at 14.

Graduated to a homebuilt high performance woods buggy the same year.

Oh yeah, a 4 carbed factory high performance '66 Corvair Corsa engine provided the power to the front half of a VW Beetle chassis.
We are talking wheelies and flaming burnouts

First roadworthy legal vehicle driving was at 15 when we used to take Mom's VW beetlebug out for cruises when she wasn't home.
It had a push button installed for the starter switch and we simply rigged a tail lamp wire with an alligator clip for the ignition switch.

Was forced to wait until 17 to gain my license because I got caught riding that infernal woods buggy on the road.
Actually outran the police officer, well, because it could.
From there it was into the front seat of this '69 SS 396 4 speed Chevrolet El Camino

My brother now owns it and restored it to original.
At 18, I registered and insured my own motor vehicle, and by 19, owned this '69 Chevrolet Camaro 350 4 speed Indy pacecar replica

Was taught competition driving by a Bob Bondurant driving instructor to groom me for roadracing but opted for dragracing instead because of my street racing experience provided the equipment.
From there it was one series of high performance vehicle to the next in the quest for more speed.

Still own two dragster project cars, one a '79 Chevrolet Malibu with a 454 and the other my 427 powered '66 Chevrolet Caprice which is well on the way to competing in NHRA Super Street class.

This image was from years ago when I was running in the street classes at Keystone Raceway Park
It turned low 14 passes with a built up 327 back then.
Next up will be 10.90 second quarter mile acceleration runs in the neighborhood of 135 miles per hour.

 

[MildredHubble]

Started out on a riding mower as a kid then graduated to a go-cart.
Bought and drove my first car at 14.
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Graduated to a homebuilt high performance woods buggy the same year.
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Oh yeah, a 4 carbed factory high performance '66 Corvair Corsa engine provided the power to the front half of a VW Beetle chassis.
We are talking wheelies and flaming burnouts

First roadworthy legal vehicle driving was at 15 when we used to take Mom's VW beetlebug out for cruises when she wasn't home.
It had a push button installed for the starter switch and we simply rigged a tail lamp wire with an alligator clip for the ignition switch.

Was forced to wait until 17 to gain my license because I got caught riding that infernal woods buggy on the road.
Actually outran the police officer, well, because it could.
From there it was into the front seat of this '69 SS 396 4 speed Chevrolet El Camino
View attachment 130152
My brother now owns it and restored it to original.
At 18, I registered and insured my own motor vehicle, and by 19, owned this '69 Chevrolet Camaro 350 4 speed Indy pacecar replica
View attachment 130153
Was taught competition driving by a Bob Bondurant driving instructor to groom me for roadracing but opted for dragracing instead because of my street racing experience provided the equipment.
From there it was one series of high performance to the next in the quest for more speed.

Still own two dragster project cars, one a '79 Chevrolet Malibu with a 454 and the other my 427 powered '66 Chevrolet Caprice which is well on the way to competing in NHRA Super Street class.
View attachment 130154
This image was from years ago when I was running in the street classes at Keystone Raceway Park
It turned low 14 passes with a built up 327 back then.
Next up will be 10.90 second quarter mile acceleration runs in the neighborhood of 135 miles per hour.

That's quite the driving career! I still have my first car, though I need to get quite a bit of work done to get it roadworthy again, and that's quite challenging for me right now. It's only about 9 years newer than your Malibu from back when cars had a bit of unique style about them!

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I had that too, I lost some of the gung ho motorcycle attitude when I jumped with a dirtbike, landed on my face and had the bike land on top of me. After that I was a little more hesitant. I realized that I'm the bikes airbag. In a crash, my body protects the motorcycles from damage. So now I prefer cars.

I owned and rode a motorcycle for several years when I was young. I look back on it and think: how stupid can you get. Driving 60+ mph on highways with nothing between you and the concrete.

 

[Jonn]

I owned and rode a motorcycle for several years when I was young. I look back on it and think: how stupid can you get. Driving 60+ mph on highways with nothing between you and the concrete.

I had a death wish.
What was your excuse?

 

[Nitro]

I owned and rode a motorcycle for several years when I was young. I look back on it and think: how stupid can you get. Driving 60+ mph on highways with nothing between you and the concrete.

I would advise you to avoid my bike then
It goes one hundred and plenty too

 

[Jonn]

i saw a discussion on reddit on this topic, it says that a lot of people with autism have SPD, which is sensory processing disorder. Also, having ADHD, is a bad recipe for driving a car.

I have SPD, but not ADHD unless I have caffeine.
I do have ADD though.

My driving isn't an issue even with SPD.
Go figure.

 

[Nitro]

My 1950 Farmall H feels like it is going 100 when you throttle it up in fifth gear
(it goes 16 MPH when you pour on the coal)

 

[Nitro]

Me with a freshy built .030 inch over 327 cubic inch Chevrolet small block
( I prefer the 327s over the 350s because they can pull more revs)
First offered in 1962, this one was a smidge over 400 ponies.

There are more powerful modern engines available, but there is just something special about pushing a 1954 designed dinosaur well beyond it's intended limits that holds my fascination.

The holy grail of small block Chevys now resides in my collection, a 1955 265 cubic incher, the first production units ever offered.

With a rated output of just 162 horsepower, it has a front engine mount,(green) forward dumping exhaust manifolds,(red), a road draft tube for crankcase ventilation, (orange) canted rocker box hold down bolts and does not have the left side mounted oil filter yet.

 

[Masaniello]

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My 1950 Farmall H feels like it is going 100 when you throttle it up in fifth gear
(it goes 16 MPH when you pour on the coal)

You're outa control!

 

[Nitro]

You're outa control!

No doubt

 

[WildCat]

So am I, even at my age, but I know there will come a time when it diminishes.

True, but until that time comes I think I'll enjoy the ride while it lasts.

 

[Masaniello]

I took the train to work this morning and of course there was at least one person who wanted to share what was entertaining him on his phone with everyone else in the train carriage. This is why I usually drive.

 

[Nitro]

I'm not great in heavy city traffic either. I just got back from a pretty stressful drive in town. It doesn't help that I'm very tired and in quite a lot of pain. I would have definitely preferred to walk today.

On a very conservative estimate, I have registered over 300 and took possession of countless numbers more.
Did a lot of dismantling and scrapping back in my day.