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DRIVING

LibstheHobbit

hello!

I would like some advice from some autistic people. 

I'm 21 and I have been considering learning to drive but I am anxious about pretty much every part of driving. 

If you are autistic and can drive could you tell me about your experiences?

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  • LibstheHobbit said:
    If you are autistic and can drive could you tell me about your experiences?

    The chief problem with autistic people driving, in my experience, is other drivers. But this is true of everyone except the (deleted by mod) who refuse to obey the moving-vehicle laws. Almost all drivers are careful, observant, and courteous; it is the tiny minority that terrifies me. I see no benefit from racing around and among other cars on the highway; no profit in "tail-gating" mere inches behind other vehicles.

  • in reply to Shy David

     In the UK there are also so many badly-designed, junctions. I understand traffic-light controlled junctions, and I understand roundabouts, but traffic-light controlled roundabouts, what?! We have one where I live that also has a tramway running through it - on road level. cutting across traffic lanes. Just madness.

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  • in reply to Shy David

     In the UK there are also so many badly-designed, junctions. I understand traffic-light controlled junctions, and I understand roundabouts, but traffic-light controlled roundabouts, what?! We have one where I live that also has a tramway running through it - on road level. cutting across traffic lanes. Just madness.

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  • in reply to Martin

    i so agree 

    yes i have a roundabout on my daily commute where u spiral outwards as u go around and they added traffic lights ---- so u have to watch lights and spiral out smoothly at same time.

    Even thought i drive through it every day i have to be on the watch for people suddenly jumping lanes in order to get onto their exit ---- its a nightmare of a roundabout i give way to anyone near my car because they will drive into to u.

    It's not worth the hassle and paperwork.  I have had to draw maps of accidents etc to make sure the other drivers insurance paid up.