Getting a Driver's License

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I'm nineteen and I drive. I'm not "great" at it but I'm probably close to par at least because I'm very cautious/defensive. I DO admit I have a poor sense of how much space I'm taking up(and I'm short so I can't see too well out of the back- 5'2"- I need to get a booster seat or something at some point) so I have trouble parking; I usually park in a space where I can pull all the way through as a way around this.

When i first started driving I was really scared to even go above 25 mph, but I got over that bit by bit. i'd say practice as much as possible and your son will hopefully gain more confidence as he gets better. There (probably) IS hope; he may never want to join NASCAR but I don't think having As means you can never be a safe driver; and it certainly doesn't mean you can never get a liscence! ((And believe me, the odds of getting a liscence are higher than the odds of being a safe driver, there are some LUNATICS out there on the roads.))

I'm getting mine in a few weeks. I love driving, especially fast speeds. I'm a darn good driver if I say so myself.

i want to be able to drive eventually.

Given my car, I have more skill and fitnese at driving it more than anyone else in my area. My car is so broken-in, and handles with ease now.

Ok, I only lied in one area -- parking. My car is a boat! But I manage.

I have my permit and I am told that I am a excellent driver.


-SpaceCase

I have my learner's permit, well I've had it for about 6 months, but I've never been driving coz I'm too scared I just don't wanna go to the UNI carpark or the carpark at the park because I'm afraid that there will be other people there. Dad keeps trying to take me out but I keep saying.. wait until I've finished exams... which is in 3 days... so soon I'll be driving. I want to drive I'm just scared about it.

I have serious problems in learning to drive in the manual transmission. Mainly because my mind can't really stay focused on the complex stuff you need to do when you drive in the Manual transmission. Also my mind has a tendency to wander off from time to time.

I've had a dozen lessons in the manual transmission car first, then around ten in the automatic and now several in the manual. I've made progress in the manual transmission but my mental problems are probably making me hit a brick wall.

My driving instructor said that it would be very hard to pass my license test in the manual transmission and recommended that I take the license test in the automatic. In this country if you take the license test in the automatic, you can only drive automatic cars.

In our household we have two cars, one automatic which is my dad's, while there is a manual one which with some work I can get on the road and use it for myself.

If I have my license in the automatic I can't drive the former car. Where I live a reliable car is a great asset and if we lived out further out from Bendigo, it would be a necessity.

Even with an interest free loan I've taken out with the university, I can only afford cars which are 20 years old and probably fall apart in 6 months to a year. I have no job and not likely to get a job which would allow me to get car financing to buy a decent car anytime in the near future.

I would recomend teaching a new drive like my instructor did. Start in an wmpty parking lot. After the driver is oriented to the controls. Let them drive for a few minutes, gentle truns, braking, etc. In the lot add in signaling. Let the student drive for few minutes, stop, then examine how the driver did. Try to say as little as you can while driving. Emphasize being smooth with the controls. Also I would definately recommend starting in an automatic car and then later moving to a manual. In the US we are to lazy to shift or own cars so moving to the manual isn't as necesary. However often a manual car can be purchased for less than the exact same car with an auto. Also the manual will get better fuel mileage and put more power to the wheels.

I seem to be the most apathetic person I know, which I blame on AS. Everyone else is getting their license and even their own cars, while I never even think about that kind of stuff.

I really want my drivers license, but right now I only have my learners. I want to drive but at the same time I'm really nervous about it and make up all sorts of excuses to put it off. I especially like to use the excuse of not wanting to force my parent to take me driving. And it makes it even worse because a few months ago my younger sister got her license and she is way more ambitious than me, so she's probably driven more than me and I've had my learners for more than double the time she has had hers. It really sucks that I'm such a procrastinator. But seriously, driving is scary!

I learned how to drive at the normal age, but have not yet gotten around to actually getting my license.

I am 19 now but I couldn't wait to get my license, I got it on the first day that I could. I was a little anxious at first and you will be for a little while, maybe for the first two weeks of driving or so, but once you get the hang of things and get used to it the anxiety will go away. I used to worry that I would make some stupid mistake or get in to an accident but after about two weeks I had just ab out everything down and did not worry anymore.

i got my learners but havnt driven in ages. i have no idea how others seem to do it so easily, my dad keeps yelling at me then yells at for saying he is yelling. to me it feels so unatural.

Will I be able to drive? I really am not sure on this one. I sometimes get too zoned in or zoned out and I really don't have a good sense of danger. How will I avoid cars on the road when I can't avoid them about one third of the time when I am walking. My parents often scold me for running out into the road when we are crossing the street and such, but most of those times I am not paying attention to the cars. Jess thinks I will be able to drive if I am very careful about trying not to zone out (hard to do) and only drive when I am completely aware (who says I won't just get in the care naturally when I am not, I can't help this). I don't want to make a mistake that could cost my life.