What was it like the first time you drove a car? Like the very first time when you had just gotten your learner's and you were learning to drive.. For me, that was today and I totally freaked out.. I couldn't stop laughing... If I did I think I might have started crying... It was so scary... I almost took the mirror off with my own mailbox... Not to mention the fact that I am learning to drive in a ginormous car (my mom's nissan quest minivan).. I already knew I was more comfortable driving a small car but I don't have one that I can learn in.. My dad drives a truck and like I said mom drives a minivan... My brother does drive an altima but it's nicknamed the demolition derby car or something because of all the wrecks he's been in and it's falling apart so I don't even want to drive that... It was so scary to put it lightly... But I did drive all the way home from the park about a mile or a little more away and nothing happened... Accept for I probably didn't go any faster than 30....
2007-09-27 11:47:22 · 7 answers · asked by Celtic.Memories 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No major accidents...cut a couple of people off, and didn't apply enough pressure on the brakes, so I ended up in the middle of the lane during a red light (wasn't used to the car, never drove it before). Don't worry, with experience, you'll get better. I'd suggest driving the truck...minivans don't handle real well, and you don't seem to want to drive the Altima. Although, I do agree that compacts/coupes/sedans are better for driving.
2007-09-27 11:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by ep50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, lets see, my first driving experience was driving a 1948 2-ton GMC, 4 speed with 2 speed rear axle, 6 cylinder, 13' flat bed and certainly no such thing as power steering. I was 12 years old and it was my job to drive the hay truck while the rest of my family loaded hay. Low gear was slow and the field was big but the clutch and gas pedal were certainly a long ways off for my short legs. That's how I've taught my kids to drive, with a hay truck in the field. My daughter just turned 12 so it's her turn to learn how. Different truck, but still a 4-speed and of course, no power steering.
2007-09-28 16:37:59 · answer #2 · answered by bikinkawboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my first experience at driving as I remember it wasn't that bad, I think its because I wanted it so much that I was overexcited or something. Anyway when I step into the car I was with an very old man, that talk very rare and funny, he was a little weird for me, he even make me drive to his home, anyway he taught me some tricks for when I get the exam. And made me go through a very heavy traffic streets, I think that help me prepare for the worst. I did good in the exam I think, I passed in the first try. You should get used to the size of the car, is obvious its more hard but with practice u will know better and get use to it. So best of luck 2 u
2007-09-27 19:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by gluesniffer76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the time I got my learners permit, I had been driving for years. My dad would sit me on his lap ( at 6yrs old I couldn't reach the pedals) and I'd steer the Buick on the way to Florida. It did give my mom a few grey hairs :-) He gave me my first car when I was nine and I'd drive it on the drivways around our property. By the time I was 14, I had a friend with a '57 T-Bird who would take me out on the Interstate and let me dirve it up to about 130mph (indicated) at night.
So when I got my learners permit, it was just a formality. I got my license at 11:30 AM. Went back to school and when school let out at 3:00PM I won my first race.
Since I got my license in Nov. I had to wait until the spring for the drag strip to open to do any serious racing. Later ran SCCA & IMSA sports car series in Corvettes.
2007-10-01 18:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Donnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, it's scary at first. I can't remember back that far.
You should practice in a vacant parking lot to get used to what the car will do.....turning radius, stopping, accelerating, etc.
Being a good, safe driver takes practice. Lots of it.
Be safe and enjoy the freedom.
2007-09-27 19:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was really scary and I couldn't find anything (turn signals, etc.). My parents wouldn't let me out of empty parking lots for six months.
Something that might make it easier--see if you can learn in the truck--at least you'll be able to see your vehicle's corners.
2007-09-27 18:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha my first time drving was a couple minutes ago.. haha. i took my moms pilot around the block a couple times... it felt wierd. like i wasnt even doin it.. kinda like i was high u feel me.. iono. it was fun tho. i planned it out perfect.
2007-10-04 03:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by Solid95 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋