You passed your test, but are you really ready for the road? There are 5 crucial real-world skills driving schools rarely teach and you need to know them.

I didn’t learn to drive until I was 27. I grew up in cities, so there wasn’t a great need, and more importantly I was stone cold terrified: when I tried to drive my then-boyfriend’s car at age 18, I ...

A column on learning to drive in the days before automatic transmissions prompts readers to share their experiences.