Juniors Arnav Chandra and Lucas Hsu zig-zag down the highway, cutting through fog and towering redwood trees. The two are test-driving a 2011 Lotus Elise sports car. With each turn down the windy trail,...

Will I run out of road? The question tailgated me along my road to a driver’s license. I feared a tremble on the brake or a darker turn of thoughts would collapse the cement beneath my tires. Yet...