first driving lesson

Mar 29, 2008 12:23

I AM SO INCREDIBLY BAD AT DRIVINGGGGGGGGGG ( Read more... )

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myotonicgoat March 29 2008, 22:31:53 UTC
dude at first driving was hecka hard for me too... but it gets better with practice. i think a lot of driving is kind of intuitive just you have to get that feel first :/
for staying in the right position in the lane, try to line up the lane line(?) to a specific place on your windshield, so when you're driving just make sure the line is within that little space; a little bit off is okay but try to keep it consistent
as for turning and making sure you don't sideswipe cars (haha i almost did that too -_-()) if your'e in residential area and there's those dumb cars parked on the side of the road, its okay to give them a wider distance (and maybe move a little bit into the other lane) as long as there isn't another car in that lane (just make sure you move back after you pass the car)
i hope that helps :x
dude your teacher is funny haha. my teacher made me get on mission after 15 minutes and i was still only comfortable with driving at 5 mph xD

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greenteasausage March 30 2008, 01:57:23 UTC
I try with the lanes and stuff...but the thing is, I can't multitask. So I'll be focusing on driving in the correct position and then I'll slow down too much.

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erschlagener March 30 2008, 02:09:57 UTC
Driving a real car is not like a videogame. That was the only context I had, and it took a bit for me to get used to it.

When I drive now with my mom, I think it's a testament to my skill that we can bicker about my driving while I still take on the road. I keep telling her, I'm not going to crash because of me, but her freaking out. I take fake swerves from time to time to try to shut her up.

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greenteasausage March 30 2008, 03:15:32 UTC
I haven't even really played any videogames where I drive a car. Goodness gracious. The DMV should create a realistic driving video game so that everybody can practice safely instead of using an actual car. x___x

I know I could drive well if only I had free practice, but I obviously can't do that here...my teacher [who is an absolute bitch, btw] said that I'm not good enough to practice. AH!

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erschlagener March 30 2008, 03:58:23 UTC
Back in the day, Driver's Ed classes used to use these ghetto driving simulators, kinda bad videogame like. As you may have felt, physically driving a car is

Not good enough to practice?? What's that supposed to mean?

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anonymous March 30 2008, 07:01:37 UTC
driving IS hard at first. it only takes time before it becomes easy. and i ALWAYS felt like crap after my driving lessons. you'll be fine :D

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jdmxi9 March 30 2008, 07:03:31 UTC
haha that was me ^

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skylark_x March 30 2008, 23:49:37 UTC
Heyyy, at least your driving teacher is actually teaching you (somewhat)! Pretty much the only reason I took driving lessons was so I could take the driving test... I mean, I didn't learn anything at all from my driving instructor. All I did was start out at my house and keep going straight (only turning one or two times when I had to get back to my house). He never taught me to turn, park, or anything, all I did was just stay in the same lane. It was really quite dumb ( ... )

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