PS: By the time I was old enough to drive I already knew the value of hard work. Our family had a rooming house and that was hard work in and of itself. Plus we had to help with housework and ironing and things like that growing up. Dishes, cleaning etc. Oh ... we knew the value of hard work OK because we all received a good work ethic from our parents waaaaay before we were old enough to drive.
I started working full time at a real job at 14 and started driving at 15. By the time I started college I had a very nice two year old car that was paid off. Further, I played sports and ran so walking to school would have just been a six mile round trip waste of my time every day.
Plus I could come and go as I pleased and didn’t need to bum rides or borrow cars that other people paid for.
Different strokes for different folks.