Who Drives

I'm the driver. He knows I'm a control freak and don't do well with other people driving. I need to be the one in charge of the car. But I won't let myself become a backseat driver either. If for some reason I am not driving, I usually mess with the radio or just lean back and close my eyes so I don't freak out.

It's probably why I don't like flying. I'd probably feel a lot safer if I was the one in the cockpit.

With 33 years of accident-free driving under my belt, I don't think my confidence in my driving ability is unfounded. Plus I've been driving for a living for the last 11.5 years. My wife no longer drives.

None of the above: I don't know how to drive! (I've chosen not to get my driver's license; only rarely does this decision bite me in the bottom.)

He drives; it's his car, and he's the one with the license. Normally he's a sane, rational driver, but in this heat wave, he's suffering from heat-induced road rage, and he scares me. I'm soooo looking forward to driving home from work tonight!

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Plus that's one of those things that is the man's job, like taking out the trash. Does that sound bad? I don't believe in the whole "get in the kitchen, woman" but some things to me are man things and some things are woman things...

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It's not bad, it's not like you're saying women shouldn't drive, just that you'd perfer your man to drive you.

There's this line from Buffy where Buffy says something like: "In my family, men dig graves and women have babies" - I use that one on my BF. "In my family, men [insert task here] and women have babies". It's not true - women in my family are (and have been for generations) very indepedent - but he doesn't need to know that.

I don't drive at all. I know the theory of driving and have some small experience, but I don't drive. I think I will learn because I would love to be able to do kitty rescues more easily. In the meantime though I have a chauffer.

Originally Posted by Miss Mew

We usually take turns, it all depends who's car has the most gas

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Same here

There isn't an option to have him drive...I just don't like driving because I have to fix my hair and makeup before we get out...so its easier when he is driving

Well, if I'm out with the guy I'm seeing, he usually drives because he complains everytime I drive But I really don't mind, cause I drive almost an hour everyday to and from work, so any opportunity for me not to behind the wheel I take it. He scares me though, so I just look out the window

Most of the time he drives but sometimes I drive just cause Iwant to. Sometimes its a race to see who gets to the drivers side first!!

Originally Posted by Mirinae

He drives; it's his car, and he's the one with the license. Normally he's a sane, rational driver, but in this heat wave, he's suffering from heat-induced road rage, and he scares me. I'm soooo looking forward to driving home from work tonight!

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BF is, in general, a good driver. Of course, he has one or two issues that he could do with resolving.

He behaves himself while I'm in the car - I don't consider it back seat driving to remind him that I'm in the car and have no control over it.

I think it helps that he knows I mean business.

If I didn't feel safe, he knows I wouldn't get into the car with him, and that I would get out and call a taxi if I felt I had to.

Anthony drives. He always criticizes the way I drive and I drive what I consider normal. I can't relax with he drives I'm not kidding he is a crazy driver, loves to race when he is in his sports car or if he is in his truck he intimidates people... I get so embarrass

He usually drives. He really likes to drive. I don't mind it, but it's not on my "fun things to do" list. So it works out for us.

ok, so I voted for "her driving scares me" but I wouldn't say my driving really scares my husband. There were no other choices up there, so I picked that one. Really my driving just annoys him. Because I do things like brake well before the stop sign or stop light, don't take off at 20mph....but start slow (hey, with gas prices!), brake with caution if the person in front of me looks like they are not sure what they're gonna do (the whole time he's hollering, "what are you worried about them for?! just drive!!!"), stop for peds in the cross walk.... you know, all those really annoying things that my husband just doesn't do. He usually drives when we are together, but we do not drive together very often... if that makes sense?!

Jerry always drives, unless it's been a long day and he's tired.........

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Plus that's one of those things that is the man's job, like taking out the trash. Does that sound bad? I don't believe in the whole "get in the kitchen, woman" but some things to me are man things and some things are woman things...

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Nope- aside from very heavy lifting and digging holes, I do it all. All I need a man for is that weekly paycheck going into direct deposit.
Not in a bad way, mind you. He works hard so I don't have to, so the least I can do is all the chores. I mow the grass, I wax the cars, and I do the home repairs. I cook, I clean, and I tend the animals. He is an easy guy and would do anything I ask him to- point is, I don't ask.

And I drive.
My car is the newest and the nicest, so we always take it. My husbands driving just aggravates the living POO out of me, and as I'm a crabby old bat to begin with it's just easier all around if I do all of the driving.

Nathan always drives. I hate driving.