When Teresa Clarke took her first driving lesson in 1981 , US president Ronald Reegan was recovering from an assasination attempt and Prince Charles was preparing to marry Diana Spencer .
Now 27 years and three American leaders later she has finally passed her test .
The driving instructor that she passed with admitted she had been a '' difficult'' student
It took her , 450 Hours of lessons , 50 Mock tests , 12 Failed tests , 20 Instructors and � 15000 in fees
She says her lack of concentration has '' improved '' .
She is still waiting for her first solo drive and has one final obstacle to overcome - persuading her husband to buy her a car
Shall we all raise our glasses and welcome her to the roads , or will you be glancing nervoulsly from now on , in your rear view mirror ?
I read that story today, and the thing that struck me was that when she started driving she was in her mid thirties....and she passed when she was a pensioner.
Either she'll be the best person on the road where she lives, or she'll be on the evening news within a month, walking into her local magistrates court.