Michele’s learning to Drive - at 50.
Most teenagers count down the seconds until their 17th birthday, at which point they make a B-Line to the RMS to secure their highly coveted drivers licence. 
It’s a ticket to freedom. No longer do you have to pester your parents for a ride. No longer will you patiently wait at platform 4 for a red rattler to wherever. It’s just you, your first car, your mates, and an appointment with the nearest Maccas drive-thru.
But that’s not the story for everybody, and even in a car-centric country like Australia, some people simply never learnt to drive.
And once someone goes through fifty years without getting behind the wheel, you might assume they just don’t have any interest in it.
But situations can change, and a central theme to Lifelong Learning is that age is no barrier to new skills. Michele Cranston learnt to drive for the first time after she turned 50 and said it changed her life.
Michele blames her Italian father and brothers for her not learning to drive. They were fond of classic Italian cars that kept breaking down so the idea of driving didn't appeal to her. Eventually she got used to not driving and survived decades on public transport. Living in the inner city helped.
When Michele turned 50 she decided to push herself and learn something that the rest of us take for granted - driving. Michele was very nervous as anyone is when they first get behind the wheel and Michele remembers thinking "how do I make this big piece of metal move?"
Michele was able to coax family and friends to help her get her required driving hours and she bought herself a car! Michele encourages others to push yourself out of your comfort zone and achieve your dreams!
Get a quote on the Club’s special Car Insurance Offer for the Over-50s!
