it depends what state you live in when your aloud to drive. in NJ where i live, you get your permit at 16 which means you can only drive with someone who has had thier license for at least 4 or 5 years, and you get your restricted license at 17, which means you can drive by yourself but can only have 2 or 3 other people in the car with you, and you cant drive past either 9:00 or 11:00. i cant remember... lol. oh and at 18, you get your full license no restrictions. but i heard in Virginia you get your permit at 14, which would be awesome cause i just turned 14 : ]
and yea the roads are really straight, especially in the developement i live in. the only problem is if your going really fast, some stupid face is most likely going to back out of thier driveway without looking, or turning without looking or stuff like that... fun fun funnnn : ]
oh and i think i get what HGVs are now. i think there 18 wheelers, which are huge and carry alot of stuff for a business... like a food market place. am i right???