so where should i go this weekend? i live in Yorkshire so lets not be saying and crazy far away places.
2007-01-23 08:39:43 · 22 answers · asked by bex 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yorkshire England
2007-01-23 08:44:41 · update #1
CONGRATULATIONS!! I think learning to drive is one of the biggest turning points of your life! The sheer joy of knowing you are free to go where ever you like,when ever you like and it opens up whole new experiences to you from where you work to where you go on holiday.Why not go to the coast(some lovely places on Yorkshires coastline) .It gives you the feeling you`ve gone as far as you can,literally the End Of The Road,or one of the Dales to give you the feeling of going somewhere really remote that you couldn`t get to before.Wherever you go,stop there for a bit and feel proud of what you`ve achieved.
2007-01-23 08:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by toofy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just go for it! And don't do like the person a few answers above said and have someone sit in with you for the first few times....that's what you've had during lessons - just putting off being on your own in the car will make getting in the car on your own more scary. Best to just jump in on your own and drive! When I picked my car up a couple of weeks after I passed my test I rang one of my mates and sorted out to go round hers, because I wanted my first solo drive to be to go somewhere specific that I was familiar with the route to. OK I was really really scared and it was strange being in the car on my own for the first time but I put the radio on (quiet though) and just did exactly what I'd been taught in lessons. Now, 7 months later, it feels strange having someone in the car with me, I'm so used to being in on my own. I didn't get P plates....OK some people will be more patient because they know you are a new driver, but the rest will either not know what the P plate means or think you're still a learner, or will know exactly what it means and take it as a cue to try to intimidate you Good luck! If you weren't capable of driving you wouldn't have passed!!
2016-05-24 01:47:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oooo. Harrogate is nice and if it's snowed it'll be even more lovely. You could pop up to Whitby if you want to check out the spooky ruins and find out about the Dracula legend. Or there's loads to do in York.
As for the snow... Just take it easy! That's the key. No sudden movements. Nice and slow start off. Try and pull away in 2nd gear rather than first as the wheels will try and spin in 1st gear. Takes a bit of mastering of the clutch and giving just enough revs (using the accelerator) to get the wheels moving without spinning them. The roads should have been gritted and remember to keep your distance - if someone brakes in front of you make sure you've enough distance to slow down: if you don't have anti-lock brakes and you skid in the snow just ease off the brake and "pump" the brake on-off-on-off until you stop so that your wheels don't lock; you'll jerk a little bit but hey, better than hitting someone, yeah?
Enjoy yourself! I'm 31 and have been driving for nearly 8 years now and have racked up some 100,000 miles in two cars. I love driving, even in traffic, and make sure that my family and I get out every weekend whether local or not!
2007-01-23 08:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by cheerfulwaster 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations!!
How about walking before you can run. It's better to build up your experience in places you are familiar with before you go further afield. The open road is a very unforgiving place for those with limited experience. I wouldn't want you to be put off just as you've got started. I know you will be thinking you old codger what do you know and all I can say is you wouldn't want a crash. That would really dent your confidence not to mention the car.
2007-01-23 08:52:58 · answer #4 · answered by russell B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! I would give you a sensible answer if I knew Yorkshire at all.. but I live in Portsmouth- as far south as you like.. Erm.. sorry!
2007-01-23 08:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yay!! Congratulations! It's the best feeling in the world isn't it? You never have to take that stinking awful test again! Drive to a nearby city with your friends and celebrate....or better still, leave the car at home and have a few bevies!
2007-01-23 08:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a quiet drive....by yourself.... on some quiet roads to get used to driving by yourself!. Then...take the bull by the horns and have a go at driving on the M1!!. Make sure its during the day when reasonably quiet. Then, get a few hours in rush hour traffic..... After a few days....you'll be just like the rest of us!!!...... petrified of modern day driving conditions and traffic laws..police Hitlers, traffic wardens, drunken drivers, suicidal pedestrians, tailgaters, dodgers and weavers, red light jumpers, foreign drivers..and the Asian equivalent!. Welcome to British Motoring 2007.!! By the way...Congrats. Its not as bad as it seems. xx
2007-01-23 08:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by JohnH(UK) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations. Don't go out if it is snowing, otherwise try somewhere in Yorkshire!! Well done you.x
2007-01-23 08:43:13 · answer #8 · answered by maria bartoninfrance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL DONE.....CONGRATULATIONS AND JUBILATION'S.
You should either
A :- open the map on a page close your eyes and point.
B :- Go to the garage,fill up,exit to your left and go.
C :- The coast........OR
Fill up.
leave the garage or house to your right.
turn right at the end of the road.
Take the second left.
Go straight on till you come to a roundabout.
Take the first exit.
Drive for 10 Min's then,
turn right.
There you go you are on your way.
Have fun.
2007-01-23 08:50:42 · answer #9 · answered by Bailey B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! - The only place I know up north is Bolton on Swale as my sister in law lives there - I wouldn't recommend it cos it's very quiet!!. Drive carefully.
2007-01-23 08:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by Bexs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋