Scared of driving?

Question

Ok i dont know anything abt driving or abt a car either and in Jan I will be taking lessons but the thing is should I be prepared or should I just let the classes teachme from scratch. How do I prepare?

Answer 1

Seat time is very important and helpful in combating driving fears. After you practice sufficiently, you will look back and laugh at your fear of driving.

Practice these tips:
* Steer smoothly at all times.
* Accelerate smoothly. Don't race the engine or make it stall.
* Stop the vehicle gently. Start braking well ahead of where
you must stop to avoid sudden “jerks.” Know where to stop.
Be aware of crosswalks. If your view is blocked at a
crosswalk, move forward carefully and look both ways at the
intersection..
* Be sure your vehicle is in the correct gear. Don't grind the
gears. Don't coast to a stop.
* Always obey the posted speed limits. If needed, reduce your
speed to adjust for existing weather, road, and other traffic
conditions. Remember to turn on your lights if you need to
use your windshield wipers in poor weather conditions.
* Follow at a safe distance. Use the three-second rule.
Increase your following distance in bad weather or poor
visibility.
* Know what the traffic signals mean and obey them at all
times.
* Always use the proper lane. Turn from the correct lane into
the correct lane.
* Signal for all lane changes and turns.
* Always look for potential hazards (scan). Check your mirrors
frequently. Always look over the proper shoulder before
making lane changes or pulling away from the curb.
* Drive defensively. Anticipate another driver’s errors.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

What i did is before actually going for the classes, my husband took me in an area where there is no cars, and showed me what to do and it helped... then i started taking the classes early morning before going to work, and i even used to drive without license on some places, of course not alone.. Once you start driving you will love it!! So no need to be scared.. You control the car, the car doesn't control you..
Hope this helps, good luck.

Answer 3

It's only a month off. Let the instructor teach from scratch.
They're more aware of exactly the way the examiner will want you to drive and the best way to pass
Other people may allow bad habits to creep in.

Answer 4

I take it you are going to be taught by a trained instructor.

Wait, and let them teach you from scratch. One of the biggest problems on the road today is that formal driver training courses have been waived in favor of letting parents teach their own children. Cheaper, yes, but in most cases the parent also passes on all their own bad habits and misunderstandings of the law and proper procedure onto the children as well.

Answer 5

It is helpful if someone can take you out somewhere remote and let you practice the basics and get the "feel" of driving before lessons "on the road"--- talk to adults over 18 who would be willing to get you started, that takes a lot of the jitters away.

Answer 6

Your doing the right thing by taking driving lessons.
To prepare you?
Few do's and don'ts:
DO NOT drink and drive or get into a car where the driver has been drinking.
DO NOT text message while driving.................dumb
Try NOT to talk on cell phone while driving, get hands free whenever possible.

Do keep alert and watch other drivers.

You'll be fine.

Answer 7

just let those guys teach you if you want to prepare you can ask someone in your family if they could show you around the car and what operates what and how the car operates. let them allow you to sit up under the wheel without keys and just get the feel of it but when you do start driving its going to be different and dont be scared cause then that will allow you to mess up so just be calm and you'll do just fine

Answer 8

Good idea....take the lessons. Driving nowadsys is an accepted everyday thing, like putting yer sox on. Uou'll do fine.

Answer 9

It is important to learn safe driving practice from the beginning of your driving career because bad habits are hard to break.