Driving, Scariest. Thing. Ever.

[Whateveralot]

Get yourself together, man!

It's awesome. I love driving. All it needs is some confidence and to trust your instincts. Oh and be safe about it. Don't take risks, as it can cost lives. I'm not saying that to scare you, though. You should know that not taking a risk is very easy.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

try driving through Montreal at Rush Hour. Insane shit.

I was never really bothered by driving. It is frustrating in the cities, but give me country roads and highways and I love it.

 

[haruvister]

Was it this terrifying for anyone else?

Yes, it was, and to this day I have no idea how I got my licence. But don't worry about being scared - start worrying when you STOP being scared, 'cause there's nothing more dangerous than complacency. And remember that if you decide driving isn't for you then you're doing a favour to the planet, your wallet, and the >1 million people killed each year in traffic accidents.

 

[mortalsatsuma]

I Have my driving test in a few days. Hate driving and get scared everytime I have a lesson, though once I've started driving around for a bit, it all becomes second nature and It's not too bad after that.

 

[Foxbat Flyer]

Driving is as natural to me as riding a horse is, both of which i have been doing since i was about 6-7...

 

[Klopy]

I started at 16. Only drove around my house and in parking lots, etc.. It wasn't too bad since I started off slow. Driving around at 15 mph with my foot over the break didn't make it an intimidating experience.

 

[PurplePlatypus]

Me, I passed the test and everything but the nervousness never really went away and I just didn?t like it on top of that. I will say the first lesson is the worst and controlling the car does get easier. What I never did get very good at is learning to read the roads, especially at round-abouts, it?s just a big bloody mass of cars and damn if I know when to pull out.

 

[captaincabbage]

Lol it's not scary for me at all. Driving becomes one of those things you can just use a small part of your brain for, so it becomes almost automatic, literally just like riding a bike.

I personally love driving, I love to just go out and drive for a few hours at a time, I find it relaxing.

 

[Bomberman4000]

I passed my driver's test the first time I took it, but I was about 30 miles from home so I made my dad drive home that day.

I still have some apprehensions about driving. I don't like driving in the mountains, and at night it's hard for me to see clearly, especially if there's a lot of traffic and I get nervous.

 

[Cgull]

ou had to manually change gears on the car, but still.....

Apologies if this has already been asked but is that not a normal thing to have to do where you are? Here (UK) you tend to have to make the conscious decision to drive an automatic as opposed to a manual.

Regarding the rest of your post, learning to drive wasn't too scary for me if I'm honest, the only thing I didn't get on with at the start was roundabouts. God I hated them. Oh, stalling made me feel like a tit as well.

 

[mikecoulter]

I honestly adore driving. Some of the roads where I live, (South Wales, UK) are just fantastic. I enjoy it even more now I've stepped up from a Citroen Saxo 1.1i to a VW Golf 1.4s.

 

[SkyeNeko]

I'm 18 and i still havent driven a car. i dont plan to either. one of the worst things in the world to me.

 

[nerd51075]

Just wait until you nearly get sideswiped by a bus. That shit is scary.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

hell yeah...but not all the time I've been scared shitless as I was in one wreck that could have easily fucked me up and I was in a fender bender that rattled me abit...but aside from a short time after each incident I've been fine

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Not by the time I was 18. Maybe a few times when I still learning, like 15 or 16. And even then, only on something out of the ordinary, like the freeway or something. Don't feel bad though, I used to feel the exact same way about planes....Until I got over the fear, and now I enjoy flying....so that wasn't actually relevant at all. The point is that everyone's afraid of something, and driving isn't actually not as uncommon as you might think.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

I really used to hate it, since I couldn't really get the hang of it. Now, I just mildly dislike it because of all the idiots on the road that don't deserve their licenses.