I'm starting my driving practical lesson tomorrow,can I have some advice? I'm kinda nervous
5 Answers to "I'm starting my driving practical lesson tomorrow,can I have some advice? I'm kinda nervous"
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Try to relax, remember the examiner is just another person insuring your going to be a safe driver. You will have a good drive, listen to his/her advice and pay attention. They are also looking for how natural driving comes to you. White knuckles on the steering wheel is not a good sign.
If you fail, it's no big deal, really pay attention to what the examiner has to say, remember this is for your safety and the safety of others.
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I can remember my anxiety when I was learning to drive. Be aware there is sometimes a small blind spot, do not depend entirely on you rear view mirrors when making lane changes. Look quickly over your shoulder to make sure your way is clear. At stop signs and red lights on inclines, maintain some distance between your car and that car stopped in front of you. That driver may be operating a car with a standard transmission and could possibly roll back slightly before driving forward. Always keep your focus on your driving. You can think about other things when you return home. Best of luck.
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Relax. The examiner will just tell you to turn, go here, go there, and park. If you have been practicing and learning the book and oh yea, paying attention at some point in the years your parents have been driving you around, you will be fine.
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Relax. You'll do better if you relax. (don't kill anybody. J/k) you.ll be fine)
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Posted by TrustIsEarned 1 Jan 1st, 2013 at 9:56AM
I've put two kids through driving school. The most important thing, like everyone else is saying, is to stay calm. This is your practice so expect to make mistakes and give yourself a break.
The biggest problems for young drivers are: (1) multitasking -- in most states it is illegal to text and drive, but you need to keep the volume down so you can hear that cop who is pulling you over and stay off the phone while in motion. If it's really important, pull over so you can focus. (2) thinking it's ok to screw around behind the wheel, it's not, you're in control of a 2-ton WEAPON barreling down the street, no ******* the steering wheel or veering back and forth in your lane (3) and SPEEDING and taking unnecessary risks (4) and last, inflating your mad skills and thinking that as a novice driver, you know more about driving than someone else who has driven for 30 years.
My eldest has been in three accidents and I was more glad that no one got hurt than angry that it happened. However, the time that he caused the accident because he was angry (road rage), late for school (his problem, not all the other drivers on the road) and not paying attention (radio so loud he didn't hear the ambulance behind him which was why the girl in front of him pulled over and he tried to sashay around her and clipped her, and on his mobile phone trying to call his buddy in class to tell the professor he was running late). In that accident, there were three different things he could have done differently that by themselves, would have prevented the accident. Most accidents are preventable through paying attention to what you're doing, forming good driving habits and avoiding bad ones. You work hard to GET your license, remember that you have to continue working hard to KEEP it.
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