problems with driving?

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I tended to always get directions backward (turn left when I should turn right). However with my GPS navigation system that never happens now

I cannot drive. I can walk though, so I should be fine, hopefully.
I've never really been interested in learning.
I passed the written exam the first time I tried it. Actual driving was a different story.
The first time I tried to drive, I began by stripping the car's starter. I then began to try to turn into the road. I didn't turn quite enough, so I went at such an angle that I ended up nearly going off the road. I turned before actually going off the road, but went along turning in such angles that I formed a zig-zag shape for about 15 feet until I stopped the car in a diagonal position, taking up both lanes of a two-way road.

I always thought parallel parking was STUPID, for a lot of reasons! Backing up, estimating, risk of damage inaccessibility, etc... However I was told it was part of the driving test. I was SCARED, because I couldn't do it, didn't want to, knew I didn't have to to actually drive. Well, the examiner forgot, and I have been driving for over 20 years without a problem because of it!



Don't bet on it! I bet a lot DO have trouble! There have been a lot of series and movies that have covered that.

I decellerate early, and kind of roll up to the line. My stops are SMOOTH, and I bet I get closer to the line than anyone else without going over. And NOPE, I don't drive slow either. I usually get there before anyone else. They just take longer to start and don't manage average speed well. BTW NOBODY will fault you for stopping even a half car length to short, or going 2-3 feet over.

My friends call me "Grandma" when I drive. I have a great driving record...except...with parking. I always park as far from the store as I can. I can't pull out and when I have to park in the road, sometimes I park near the middle by accident. I've back out or into people's cars on various occasions.

I have this nice red car but I drive soooooooooo slow.

Your gas-pedal foot should feel like it's centered over that dark strip of unworn pavement in the center of your lane. At least that's how it works in American cars. I didn't drive until I was 21, and I took special lessons for people with spatial difficulties. (like you should still see a sliver of tires when you're behind someone at a light) I still won't parallel park, but I drive 400 miles a week and haven't had an accident in over 4 years. I also hate crowded city or parkway traffic because it's overwhelming how many turns and lane-shifts there are, and how many people who'd love to merge with my car. Give me a good highway any day.

Gilly

Horrible things have happened with my driving. I think many times that driving is more trouble than good. I had 2 accidents recently. The first one was determined as not my fault and more money in repairs had to be payed by an insurance company than I paid for the car. I'm still waiting to find out who the insurance companies determine whose fault the second wreck was. I'm pretty sure it wasn't mine but not 100%. My grandfather says my car is totalled, but that's not true. It functions and gets me from a suburb to downtown of a big city and back 5 days a week. One problem is that my seatbelt doesn't work any more. Tickets are awful especially when I don't have the money to pay them. I'm trying to get a job, so I can pay a ticket. I am not sure what will happen if I can't get the money soon enough. I must be awful. I failed the test about 5 times to get my driver's license. I tried at 2 locations to get it. Once I was riding with a lady that had failed me in the past. She brought a police officer with me. Afterwards the police officer told me I failed. He said that I had ran a red light. I had no idea that I did that. I've got tickets for things I didn't know were wrong such as parallel parking facing the wrong direction. Once I drove down a one way road the wrong direction without knowing that it was a one way road. The police officer did not believe that I did not know and gave me a ticket. Geeze, I hadn't even had my license for a month, so I was more prone to mistakes. I'd like to have an armored vehicle, so it is almost indestructible. Deer and people hitting me from the side would have no effect on it.

If your seatbelt doesn't work anymore from a front collision, or a side one where the floor is bent a bit, TECHNICALLY, your car could be considered TOTALLED! That is a frame problem which could take a lot of work to fix and would basically make much of the car worthless. The rollover cage is ALMOST as important, and it generally includes the post behind the front door!

Usually, ****YOU**** have the primary say in saying whose fault it is. If you said you thought it was yours, they will probably agree. Of course, if you only told YOUR insurance company, and theirs is different, or YOUR friends, etc... that is different. But the police are not impartial!! !! !!

I think they'd give me the bluebook value of the car in cash instead of repairing it. Hopefully they don't take my car if that happens, because I'd like to sell the parts on ebay after I drive it for a little while longer.




What is a rollerover cage? How is that different than a roll bar?



Why me? What is your reasoning for saying that? Why not the other person? I wouldn't be surprised one bit if she tried to blame it on me though she and I both know it was her fault.



Why do you think so? Did you have some experiences? Are you talking about police in general or specific ones? Who do you believe they favor and who do you believe they try to blame?

What are "4-way stops"? Are they the same thing as crossroads? (Although technically these are only 2-way stops because the other 2 directions do not have to stop, unless there is a mini-roundabout or traffic lights.)

Also, what is "double declutching?" Probably no-one answered your question because they do not know what it means either. (Though I am pretty sure I don't do it!)

I have been driving since I was 17, and for a long time I had problems with things like reversing around a corner & parallel parking.

In my 20's, although I had somehow managed to pass my test on the second attempt, I had a reputation at work for being a really bad driver, and this was causing a problem with my job, so I signed up for Advanced Driving. Unfortunately I was sexually harrassed & then assaulted by my instructor, making me so stressed during the test (because I just HAD to pass so I never had to see him again!) that I made one really stupid mistake & failed. I never took the test again (& reported the instructor).

However, the lessons must have paid off, because I do not get criticised for my driving much now. (Although I have had more than my fair shair of parking accidents!)

I have no problems reading maps, but can easily get lost without one, especially if the road signs are bad.

Yes, 4-way stops are intersections where everyone from every direction has a stop sign.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_declutching

http://www.tcsracing.org/doubledeclutching.htm

http://koniaris.com/auto/blip/

I can't look away from the road for a second, or the car stops going straight or at the same speed. So I can't read road signs, look over to switch lanes, check my mirrors for too long, or change the radio station. I also can't figure out where I'm going when I'm in the driver's seat, even if I could tell where to go if someone else was driving. If I have a passenger in the car to read signs and tell me what to do, I can drive. Alone, I've never even tried. Someday I'll have to try, but the idea makes me very uncomfortable.

I didn't get my driver's license until I was 21 (three years ago) because driving really freaked me out. Luckily, I had a couple of good teachers and attended a Driver's Ed course. I still have trouble parking (because of depth perception) and I have trouble driving at night (because of the other cars' headlights). One good thing that I think AS has helped me with in regard to driving is that I anticipate actions several hundred feet in front of me. What I mean is that I apply strategy when I pass other drivers, thinking several cars ahead.

Not really.

I do have problems with backing up in narrow confines. It tends to make me nervous, but out on the open road I have no problems.

I hate driving I haven't driven for almost 2 years and only drove a short while after getting my licence. I get lost easily, I can't drive anywhere other than my emendate area. It is fairly stressful in London especially night driving. I just don't trust myself my concentration is not good enough. I take in so much information but my brain can't filter it out. That's just me, not specifically in driving.

I'm taking a defensive driving course online right now. The dvd is computer animated, so it's not too bad.

I have occasional problems with depth perception, but my biggest problem is judging speed and distance of other cars.