you have some luck on your side. Your taking courses instead of having your parent teach you. And, your not learning in Florida where green means break, yellow means speed, and red means change lanes so you can be first when its about to turn green. I'm not saying florida has bad drivers, just the soupbowl of people from all over, and all the highway racers wanting to be first makes it annoying!
Best of luck, and remember it may be fun to drive fast, but it sucks when you have to stop fast!