driving and all its challenges

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As an older adult with ASD I am also a daily road user, I was eager to learn to drive as I was obsessed with cars from an early age, my dad teached me when I was about 12 on a dirt track in a forest and I loved it,

When I finally turned 18 (the legal age for driving in my country) I applied for a theoretical license and passed with colours the actual driving exam was nerve wrecking because it involved me being in a car with a total stranger the examiner but I passed 1st time round,

I have been on the road for 31 years covering an average of about 35.000 miles a year i still love driving,

The challenging bit are other road users as they can be unpredictable and disturbing i prefer to drive at night or early mornings when there is less traffic about,

Driving gives me an enormous sense of freedom and satisfaction,

Question: Do you find it hard to cope with driving and all its challenges?

I didn't learn to drive until age 37.

Driving has its challenges to me--but they are not usually severe. I'm not very good on narrow roads. I'd have to get used to the UK's road (US roads are generally much wider, especially in the cities).

I feel a similar sense of exhilaration to you when I drive. I experience a similar sense of freedom, too.

It makes me sad when I see people post in WrongPlanet that because they are autistic, they can never drive. I mean maybe that's true in some cases, but I bet many could learn and qualify if they had the right coaching.

I think I am a safe driver, but I have to say there's a big difference driving in a small city in the Midwest and driving in heavy urban traffic. I find the latter stressful, and the former restful.