[Zeke]

Growing up in SoCal we had no such luck. Maybe if it was raining very hard someone would drive you to school instead of walking. Not every family had 2 cars in those days so walking to school was ordinary. Later on when going to high school which was 6 miles away, we rode the public bus but still had to walk several blocks to a bus stop.

Turning 16 didn't always get you a car. I bet only 10% of high school seniors had their own car. You were very popular if you did.