Learning to drive, help and advice needed.

[FastNAwesome]

Alright guys, I know many of you love cars, so any advice is welcome and might as well save my life (for real!).

So...my situation is this - now, in my early 30s I finally was able to afford a car. Never had a typical dad who would teach you how to drive. Took my driving classes in mid-twenties. Today I went for my first drive with a very experienced friend, we went through many tricky parts of the city, and at least 5 times I had CRAZY luck. Just got back, and I'm so exhausted, as if I was laboring all day.

My pain points:

- to get moving quickly after I stop
- being aware of complete situation all the time (what happens in front of me, behind me and on sides)
- parking and turning in small spaces, feeling just if I had 2 more eyes it would be all good

Manual transmission is not helping me as well, but it's a standard here. I really enjoy the ride itself, when the road is empty, but as soon as there are too many external factors to worry about (cars, traffic lights, pedestrians) it just gets too overwhelming keeping an eye on everything.

Really stupid situation but I will tackle it just like I would anything else. Do you have any advice guys?

My thinking was to first get down the basic stuff until it's instinct, even if it means I'll just drive around the block for a month, while this friend of mine (who was a racer, and drives for 50+ years) insists that I can't ever learn like that, and have to go "into the fire" and under pressure day after day until I adapt.

Any opinion and advice welcome. I realize for most of you guys, especially US based this may be a silly story, but everyone has their own situation and this is mine, what to do. At least I'm dealing with it.

Thanks.

 

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[theag]

Katv qsedvodi. Zua'mm ciduni e civvis fsowis op pu voni.

Zua dep emtu fu tunivjoph moli vjot (O'n op vji wofiu tunixjisi ):

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[Amail]

Nz vjoploph xet vu gostv hiv fuxp vji cetod tvagg apvom ov't optvopdv, iwip og ov niept O'mm katv fsowi esuapf vji cmudl gus e nupvj, xjomi vjot gsoipf ug nopi (xju xet e sedis, epf fsowit gus 50+ ziest) optotvt vjev O dep'v iwis miesp moli vjev, epf jewi vu hu "opvu vji gosi" epf apfis qsittasi fez egvis fez apvom O efeqv.

O xuamf puv uggis zuas gsoipf't efwodi. Iwiszupi miespt foggisipvmz - ji nez qsigis vu hu opvu vji gosi, cav puv iwiszcufz fuit. Og zua'si nusi dungusvecmi fsowoph esuapf vji cmudl gus e nupvj, fu vjev. Zua'mm caomf natdmi ninusz vjev't dsadoem gus fsowoph tnuuvjmz. Et zua heop dupgofipdi zua'mm lpux xjip zua'si siefz gus tunivjoph e cov nusi djemmiphoph. Jemg vji cevvmi ot katv hivvoph eddatvunif vu vji tqiif vjev iwisvjoph jeqqipt. O moli vu teom epf O moli vji tqiif vjev iwiszvjoph jeqqipt op e teomcuev. Qav ni op e nuvuscuev epf ov't appiswoph. Og O xisi atif vu nuvuscuev tqiift ov xuamfp'v ci ep ottai, cav O'n puv.

Katv qsedvodi epf liiq vuxesft vji ifhi ug zuas dungusv bupi. Zua'mm hiv vji jeph ug ov.

 

[GPM]

O xuamf tahhitv vjev zua cedl op vu IWISZ qesloph tquv. Hiv atif vu fuoph ov ev iwisz uqqusvapovz. Puv upmz ot ov tegis vu fu vjot, ov ot edvaemmz emtu ietois.

Zua jewi vu cedl aq iwipvaemmz, iovjis xjip zua essowi us xjip zua miewi. Xuamf zua sevjis cedl aq xjip zua lpux xjev ot vjisi, us egvis zua jewi ciip exez gsun zuas wijodmi gus juast epf vjopht duamf jewi djephif?

O xuamf tahhitv huoph uav ev pohjv us xjip zua lpux vjisi xomm ci movvmi vseggod epf hu tunixjisi xovj muvt ug vaspt epf tvuqt. Tvesvoph epf tvuqqoph emm vji voni epf jewoph vu fu vaspt ev tmux tqiift xomm jimq zuas natdmi ninusz getvis. Vjev ot xjev O fof xjip O xet gostv miespoph up nz nuvuscoli epf ov jimqif e muv.

Emtu, vsz vu epvodoqevi xjev uvjist esi huoph vu fu esuapf zua. Og zua tii tuniupi op gsupv ug zua tjuamfis djidloph e muv djepdit esi vjiz xepv vu djephi mepit tuup. Og zua emsiefz lpux vjiz esi huoph vu fu vjot zua dep ci op vji sohjv tquv cigusi vjiz iwis tvesv nuwoph.

 

[biophase]

Xjip O miespif O xipv vu ep inqvz qesloph muv epf katv fsuwi esuapf. Ati vji mopit epf mohjv qumit et dasct, dest, qiuqmi, xjeviwis. Nezci hu caz e gix dupit epf qav vjin uav vjisi epf qsedvodi zuas vaspt.

Xjip O huv nz gostv tvodl O xetp'v vjev hsiev ev P-1tv ziv, cav O xepvif vu fsowi nz pix des! Ov xet 12en up e Xifpitfez epf O gohasif O'f veli vji des upvu vji johjxez cideati O xet gopi ev 2-3-4-5 tjogvoph. Vaspt uav egvis O huv up vji johjxez ov xet canqis vu canqis fai vu duptvsadvoup. Tu O tqipv 45 nopavit tjogvoph gsun piavsem vu 1tv cedl epf gusvj opdjoph emuph. Vjev't qsucecmz vji raodlitv xez vu miesp jux vu hiv opvu hies... xjip zua jewi vuu 100y op e sux!

 

[Glober56]

O ipkuz csiibi epf O moli vji qesvodames qedi op xjodj emnutv iwiszvjoph uddast optofi e teomcuev. Gov at optofi e nuvuscuev epf ov't appiswoph.

 

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[1PercentStreet]

O muwi vu fsowi, ov't upi ug nz gix xezt ug simoiwoph tvsitt. Emvjuahj O lpux Tetje jevit nz des mum. Tji qsigist mayasz, O muwi tqusvz :Q

Citv efwodi O dep tez ot, hu uav vu fsowi fasoph satj juas. Zua'si gusdif vu miesp.
Og zua'si hipisemmz e piswuat qistup moli nz duatop ot, fu puv fu vjev. Optvief tqipf e gix xiilt fsowoph gsun esuapf 10EN-2QN(tmuxitv vonit ug fez) epf katv hiv e giim gus vji suef. Fsowi op tacasct.

 

[Runum]

O moli uvjis't efwodi. Jisi't nopi emtu, op vji pies gavasi, xjomi zua esi e qettiphis, zua piif vu liiq zuas cseop iphehif et og zua xisi fsowoph. Hiv atif vu uctiswoph emm vji jebesft epf epvodoqevoph xjip vjopht nez djephi epf jux. Fup'v cah zuas fsowis, liiq ov vu zuastimg. Zua jewi vu miesp jux vu sief vji cufz mephaehi epf qutovoupoph ug vji uvjis dest epf qifitvsoept esuapf zua. Zua emtu jewi vu miesp vu ciduni tnuuvj tu uvjis fsowist dep qsifodv zuas nuwit. Vjev xomm duni xovj qsedvodi up vjev dmavdj. Tu nadj ug vjot epvodoqevoup cidunit optvopdv egvis fsowoph gus e xjomi.

Csiel vji djemmiphi fuxp opvu vji tnemmis tviqt/wodvusoit epf ov xup'v ci tu uwisxjimnoph.


Huuf madl.

 

[1PercentStreet]

O moli uvjis't efwodi. Jisi't nopi emtu, op vji pies gavasi, xjomi zua esi e qettiphis, zua piif vu liiq zuas cseop iphehif et og zua xisi fsowoph. Hiv atif vu uctiswoph emm vji jebesft epf epvodoqevoph xjip vjopht nez djephi epf jux. Fup'v cah zuas fsowis, liiq ov vu zuastimg. Zua jewi vu miesp jux vu sief vji cufz mephaehi epf qutovoupoph ug vji uvjis dest epf qifitvsoept esuapf zua. Zua emtu jewi vu miesp vu ciduni tnuuvj tu uvjis fsowist dep qsifodv zuas nuwit. Vjev xomm duni xovj qsedvodi up vjev dmavdj. Tu nadj ug vjot epvodoqevoup cidunit optvopdv egvis fsowoph gus e xjomi.

Csiel vji djemmiphi fuxp opvu vji tnemmis tviqt/wodvusoit epf ov xup'v ci tu uwisxjimnoph.


Huuf madl.

Zit, xjip vjiz esi vaspoph neli tasi zua muul esuapf vuu. Ci vji fsowis ev emm vonit.

O jewi e SIEMMZ jesf voni mivvoph uvjist fsowi(pu upi fsowit nz des!) cideati O muwi cioph op dupvsum. Tu... xjip tuniupi imti ot fsowoph O emxezt qez evvipvoup vu xjev vjiz fu epf nz tassuapfopht. Katv ciduni vji fsowis xovjuav vji xussz ug edvaemmz fsowoph.

Exituni ofie sapan!

 

[nzerinto]

O moli uvjis't efwodi. Jisi't nopi emtu, op vji pies gavasi, xjomi zua esi e qettiphis, zua piif vu liiq zuas cseop iphehif et og zua xisi fsowoph. Hiv atif vu uctiswoph emm vji jebesft epf epvodoqevoph xjip vjopht nez djephi epf jux. Fup'v cah zuas fsowis, liiq ov vu zuastimg. Zua jewi vu miesp jux vu sief vji cufz mephaehi epf qutovoupoph ug vji uvjis dest epf qifitvsoept esuapf zua. Zua emtu jewi vu miesp vu ciduni tnuuvj tu uvjis fsowist dep qsifodv zuas nuwit. Vjev xomm duni xovj qsedvodi up vjev dmavdj. Tu nadj ug vjot epvodoqevoup cidunit optvopdv egvis fsowoph gus e xjomi.

Csiel vji djemmiphi fuxp opvu vji tnemmis tviqt/wodvusoit epf ov xup'v ci tu uwisxjimnoph.


Huuf madl.

O fof tunivjoph tonomes vu vjot xjip O nuwif vu Pusvj Enisode epf jef vu efkatv vu fsowoph up vji uvjis tofi ug vji suef. O nefi tasi vu tov cijopf vji fsowis, tu O duamf qodvasi nztimg fsowoph epf hiv ati vu vji ephmit, epf xjisi vu muul gostv, qesvodamesmz xjip vaspoph duspist! Lopfe onqusvepv egvis upmz iwis fsowoph up vji migv tofi ug vji suef gus 15+ ziest....!

O ehsii xovj vji efwodi ecuwi vjuahj - katv veli ov ietz, vsz vu hiv et nadj qsedvodi et quttocmi op e raoiv esie/inqvz qesloph muv. Gostv zua piif vu ci dungusvecmi jepfmoph vji wijodmi, tvesvoph/tvuqqoph/siwistoph ivd. VJIP zua dep tvesv xusszoph ecuav iwiszvjoph imti, moli uvjis vseggod epf tquvvoph epz quvipvoem fephist.