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Learning to Drive
16/f
I have had my learners liscence for over ten months now, but I haven`t driven since June. I realize that I need to practice or I`ll never be able to drive, but I just don`t like it. How can I get over this? Thanks, all help is greatly appreciated!
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some people, alot of them, hate driving. you dotn have to like it. its jsut soemthing you have to do unless you want to ride the bus or ride a bike. Think that it will give you independence. and try to think that even if you dont like it its important to learn the right way so that you dont get into a terrible wreck. learning soemthing you dont like to do gives you professionalism, it will help you work when you get a job, and deal with other people and bosses. it will also help you with whoever is teaching you ex:dad. there might be a few arguments and frustrating times, but in the end you can rememebr that your father taught you to drive, and thats soemthing nobody else did with you.. i say try to be positive and once its over you migth still hate driving but it might be a good experince!
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Well..this is a bit of a tough one.
I can only make some suggestions and hope they help:
Maybe at first you can just sit in the car and listen to some music that helps you relax. While your just sitting there play around with all the car gadgets: turn signals, radio, mirrors, etc. This is to help you feel like the car is a comfy, "meant to be" place for you rather than a "scary" place.
Then...try driving on some "backroads", places where you know that hardly anyone at all will be, and drive slowly so you can get used to it. Play around with all the gadgets while your driving (since no one is on this road you won't look stupid). Ex. Use the blinkers (even if your not turning! *lol*) Cruise control if your car has it, etc. Again, play your relaxing music, even play with the radio while driving really slow.
Do this a few times until you can do it driving the speed limit.
Then, maybe you can try driving in an area that has a few cars. If you get nervous when someone is coming in you direction, concentrate on the "line" on the right side of the road (this works really well at night, too, when people blind you when they are coming in your direction!).
Then, hopefully, you can move onto the more busier streets. If you use your relaxing music each time, it will help enable you to associate relaxation with driving! *Mind over matter*
Hope this helps!
Jasmine Moon
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