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Learning to drive

NAS49897
over 4 years ago

I really want to learn to drive but I have tried before and my social anxiety was too much to deal with. I don’t know what to do because I will not put myself through that again. My senco at college suggested a specialist driving instructor, but I cannot find any in my area. Learning to drive is also so expensive! I’m just so worried that I will never be able to drive, I really want to just be able to drive now!!! I don’t know what I can do about this and how I could possibly learn?? I also don’t know whether to learn in an automatic or manual?? Just too much for me and I don’t know what to do!!!

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  • over 4 years ago

    There are 3 parts to learning to drive - the technical highway code bit about the rules and signs, the second is the physical learning how to work a car and make it do what you want - and the third is jousting with everyone else on the road to get from A to B.

    The first is easy - just a little light reading.

    The second - there's often driving schools that teachyoung  people to drive on private land without any other traffic so you can concentrate on mastering the controls with little danger - they're normally advertised as for underage drivers to be able to pass their test on their 17th birthday.   Have a chat with that type of thing.   You can decide if manual or automatic is your preference in a safe environment.

    The third - out on the road with everyone else - this is scary for the first couple of lessons - it all seems so much to look at and do at the same time - but if you've already done the first and second parts, then it's not so much of a leap.

    I dive manual or auto - but given the state of traffic these days, autos are soooo much easier when you're going to be stuck in traffic for your whole journey.    Manuals are really only fun with a performance car on clear roads - otherwise, it's just a pain to be stamping on the clutch and changing gear all the time.

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  • over 4 years ago

    There are 3 parts to learning to drive - the technical highway code bit about the rules and signs, the second is the physical learning how to work a car and make it do what you want - and the third is jousting with everyone else on the road to get from A to B.

    The first is easy - just a little light reading.

    The second - there's often driving schools that teachyoung  people to drive on private land without any other traffic so you can concentrate on mastering the controls with little danger - they're normally advertised as for underage drivers to be able to pass their test on their 17th birthday.   Have a chat with that type of thing.   You can decide if manual or automatic is your preference in a safe environment.

    The third - out on the road with everyone else - this is scary for the first couple of lessons - it all seems so much to look at and do at the same time - but if you've already done the first and second parts, then it's not so much of a leap.

    I dive manual or auto - but given the state of traffic these days, autos are soooo much easier when you're going to be stuck in traffic for your whole journey.    Manuals are really only fun with a performance car on clear roads - otherwise, it's just a pain to be stamping on the clutch and changing gear all the time.

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