In The Driver's Seat

Soap Opera Weekly
August 25, 1998
By Janet Di Laura

Although he only recently got his driver's license, Jonathan Jackson freely admits that "I drove stick shift when I was really young.[My parents] would take me out on country road and let me practice a little bit back when we lived in Washington. And my sister, Candice,would let me drive her car once in a while in a safe place."So it's no surprise that Jonathan aced his driver's test. "I passed everything the first time," he says, noting that he wasn't even duped by an obstacle placed in the middle of the road test. "There was this big semi truck that was blocking a stop sign. I saw it at the last second and slammed on my brakes. My instructor told me that a few people had failed because they hadn't seen it and didn't stop." Since acquiring his license, Jonathan has embarked on his first major road trip. I drove to San Jose when my sister graduated [from college]. It was a long, five-hour drive." His parents weren't nervous about letting their youngest son take to the road solo. "They were really cool with it. They've already been through two other kids getting their licenses. And they know I'm really the most cautious of the three."

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