Originally Posted by
jeffpoulin
"Dad, can I get your advice? I really want to keep this job but I don't know how to get there every day except for riding my bike. If you were 16 and in my shoes, what would you do?"
+yet another one!
The bicycle is the ideal way for OP to get to his job. In particular, a folding bike would be excellent, so he can accept a ride when offered and not rely on a ride both ways.
I'm sure Dad thinks he is being rational and is doing this for OP's good. But I (and most of us on this forum, I suspect) think Dad is simply wrong.
OP, perhaps you can point Dad to this forum?
By the way, I have a 16 year old son, and I've told him he isn't getting a driver's license until he can demonstrate that he can get around the area safely on a bicycle.