DRIVING

I love driving. I passed back in 1990. I remember getting really annoyed because I couldn’t get my instructor to break down hill starts for me in a way I could interpret what I needed to do.

I hate people talking to me when I drive because I love being immersed in the experience. I love the different rules (e.g. what th

I love driving. I passed back in 1990. I remember getting really annoyed because I couldn’t get my instructor to break down hill starts for me in a way I could interpret what I needed to do.

I hate people talking to me when I drive because I love being immersed in the experience. I love the different rules (e.g. what the different road markings mean) and how to maximise my gear changes (when I drive manual cars). I get really irritated by road users who don’t follow the rules, can’t indicate properly on a roundabout and can’t judge distances precisely enough to estimate when to apply their brakes at precisely the right time to stop exactly where they need to stop.

In fact, I’ve never really admitted out loud to myself but, yes, I am a perfectionist when it comes to driving!!!???  I’m not a perfect driver but I am always striving for perfection and I like the way I drive.

I avoid making right turns wherever possible, not because I’m anxious about them but because waiting for a break in the traffic or for someone to give way is an inefficient use of my time and I’m not very patient with waiting when driving (that might be my ?ADHD)

I love the control, convenience and independence that driving brings you.

I always give learner drivers space so they don’t get stressed as I remember what that feels like many years later. I see it as a duty and imagine the instructor silently thanking me 

Maybe you could use learning the rules as something to hyper focus on rather than your fears about the practical side. It might be that getting lots and lots of contextual information gives you a greater sense of control. I really hope you conquer your fears. It might be that fear of the unknown is making things worse for you and once you have your first lesson that experience will put most of the fears to bed because your mind will have the answers to the questions which it was looking for but had no information on to resolve. Just take it at your own pace 

After I passed my test I love driving too - by myself in my own car. It's a kind of meditative activity similar to walking. Once your brain is able to handle walking/driving you are then free to just get lost in your own thoughts or switch your brain off or enjoy the scenery.

It does annoy me how most people don't follow the rules though, especially around indicating. It seems to me that at about 60% of people do not bother to indicate, which is crazy. Are these people deciding at some point to just not do it any more? Or is it laziness? It's not exactly a difficult thing, it should be automatic.

But it seems to me that most people in the world are very bad at most things they do and the average intelligence is quite low and half of people are below average. Really, a lot of people shouldn't even be in charge of a dangerous vehicle when they are so stupid.

Indicating I know!!! It’s so annoying. I say, just indicate every time you need to then you don’t have to go through the thought process: ‘should I indicate or not’ = saving unnecessary use of brain power! Much more efficient

Indicating I know!!! It’s so annoying. I say, just indicate every time you need to then you don’t have to go through the thought process: ‘should I indicate or not’ = saving unnecessary use of brain power! Much more efficient

thats also very good driving technique