For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 17, 2021

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    capricorn9th  over 3 years ago

    Ouch. She’s proud to be in the car with him but he isn’t. He is driving to look cool.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    Any of you FBorFW readers have recollection of driving a sibling around and didn’t want to be seen by their friends instead of yours?

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    DorothyGlenn Premium Member over 3 years ago

    No, but before my son had his license, I drove him to school. Well, almost to school. He wanted to walk the last few blocks rather than be seen with MOM.

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    howtheduck  over 3 years ago

    I am not sure what guys would think if they saw Michael out with his sister aside from “Look, Michael has to drive his sister some place.” Is Michael afraid someone may think he was dating his sister or dating someone who looked like his sister? That would be weird.

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    Baarorso  over 3 years ago

    C’mon Mike! Little sisters are cool! ;D

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    dcdete.  over 3 years ago

    Showing off driving recklessly with a new driver’s license is required. But I wonder how fast Michael has to speed to get the car to become airborne .. à la Dukes of Hazzard?

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    stillfickled Premium Member over 3 years ago

    In the first panel it looks like his eyes are closed.

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    Katsuro Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Fun fact: Nancy Drew used to be 16 in the books, but then they aged her up to 18 so that she’d be able to have a national driver’s licence.

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    DavidHewlett  over 3 years ago

    Typical, two opposing ‘trains of thought’ from brother and sister ! ! !!

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    DawnQuinn1  over 3 years ago

    My dad was the worst driver on earth. As soon as I got my license, I did all the driving. I may have extended his life by several years.

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    jski14  over 3 years ago

    What an a-hole!

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    kaycstamper  over 3 years ago

    No, Elizabeth, don’t do it! Michael, you should be ashamed of yourself! This is your lifelong friend!

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    rebelstrike0  over 3 years ago

    If Elizabeth had been the one to tell Michael to duck down because she did not want to be seen with Michael, then it would have looked like this…

    People see Elizabeth in the passenger seat and no one else

    Candace: “There is Elizabeth, but she is by herself. How come?”

    Dawn: “Looks like Elizabeth has one of those new driverless cars.”

    Michael crashes

    Candace: “One of those Canadian driverless cars!”

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    mandy052878  over 3 years ago

    Does Canada actually allow newly licensed drivers under 18 to drive without a licensed adult?

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    Allan CB Premium Member over 3 years ago

    So, back when this was originally written, which 1992, it was still almost 2 years till Ontario Canada passed “Graduated Licencing Laws”. IF it had been done after April 1, 1994, he would have had to have an fully licenced driver, over 18, with several years experience in the passenger seat.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduated_driver_licensing#Ontario

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    Watchdog  over 3 years ago

    In my state at age 16 (and under) you can only accompany a lone driver age 18 to 80. We have a difficult time maintaining our birth survival rate at 2.

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    Linguist  over 3 years ago

    I don’t remember being ashamed of chauffering my kid brother around when I first got my driver’s license. Of course, I was away at prep school in another state, at the time, so other than school vacations, I wasn’t home and when I was, I usually was working.

    I do remember taking him for a ride a few times on my motorcycle – much to his delight and my mother’s trepidation!

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    raybarb44  over 3 years ago

    Better get used to it Michael…..

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    christelisbetty  over 3 years ago

    When I was 16, my Brother was 11 1/2, Sister 6. Don’t remember having to drive them around. Voluntarily did stuff with little Sister. She however, when were at the dime store, accidentally called me Mommy.When I hastily corrected her she thought it was funny and kept doing it. I could only imagine the rumors, if any classmates had been around.

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    fierorose  over 3 years ago

    Yes; when my oldest brother took me somewhere, I had to sit in the back seat.

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    gbars70  over 3 years ago

    What’s with all of these comic strip anti-gravity cars?

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    The_Great_Black President  over 3 years ago

    When Michael first took his drivers’ test, he states he was born in 2005. The graduated license law has been in effect since 1994.

    Translation: Expect another strip with Elly biting her nails as she sees an RCMP officer approaching her doorstep.

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    LizP2323  over 3 years ago

    I liked driving my younger brother around! It gave proof that I outranked him (in my own mind, at least).

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    JD'Huntsville'AL  over 3 years ago

    My cousin did that to me many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many years ago.

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