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How's my Driving?

Desmond79

I'm back to driving to Derry, and back, negotiating the Sperrins and the new bypass to Derry. Everyone's either too fast, or too slow. I seem to be the only happy-medium driver.

An eternity of being scared s**tless by the Road Safety commercials, in my country, and a paranoid grandmother in the passenger seat, knocked my confidence; for so long. But now, I am breaking out of the social programming. I focus on small victories.

Now, I plan to drive to Belfast; rather than use a park-and-ride as a halfway house. I got an app to help with parking, recommended by a friend from Stranmillis. Now, I plan to conquer more gremlin-infested parts of my brain.

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  • Good luck with the driving trip Desmond. I do understand as I drive a classic vehicle and have cars tailgating me up hills not seeming to realize I need to drop down a gear. I did put a warning sticker on the rear window to say it is a slow moving vehicle and this had made a difference. I drove all the way to Suffolk a few months back and it was quite dauting for me but it gave me confidence and I plan to drive to Lincolnshire next week to visit a few avaition museums. I hope you enjoy your journey and take a break should you feel the need.

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  • Good luck with the driving trip Desmond. I do understand as I drive a classic vehicle and have cars tailgating me up hills not seeming to realize I need to drop down a gear. I did put a warning sticker on the rear window to say it is a slow moving vehicle and this had made a difference. I drove all the way to Suffolk a few months back and it was quite dauting for me but it gave me confidence and I plan to drive to Lincolnshire next week to visit a few avaition museums. I hope you enjoy your journey and take a break should you feel the need.

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