I was even rather nervous about taking lessons and failed my first
ironclad Send a noteboard - 14/12/2011 08:30:25 AM
While most kids started out with the lessons months before their 18th, so they could have their exam pretty much on their birthday, I let that birthday come and go, then signed up and slowly started going there. The first couple of driving lessons I was pretty nervous. I was also so nervous during my driving test that I made a major mistake and failed it. I was somewhat close to giving up at that point, but with all the money that had already gone into it, I repeated a month later and did well.
I wasn't as nervous anymore in the weeks after I got my license but I still remember that it was a big deal when my mum asked: why don't you take the car to school tomorrow instead of the train? And I was like: Wow, I suppose I should.
Even with two minor accidents happening in the first year and a half (one of which was my fault), somehow the fear was soon gone just by driving, driving, driving and noticing that it's simply an everyday thing to do like showering, eating or sleeping.
I imagine NY is not the easiest city in the world to drive in, but then again, as crowded as it certainly is, you can't drive fast enough to do really bad things, right?
Yes, the odds are more likely to have car accidents than plane crashes, but leave that to the people who are afraid of flying.
Just go out there, pass your second test and then drive. You'll see that you'll stop worrying and it'll become natural to you in a matter of weeks. Just don't take your test and then never drive. That will only make it worse.
I wasn't as nervous anymore in the weeks after I got my license but I still remember that it was a big deal when my mum asked: why don't you take the car to school tomorrow instead of the train? And I was like: Wow, I suppose I should.
Even with two minor accidents happening in the first year and a half (one of which was my fault), somehow the fear was soon gone just by driving, driving, driving and noticing that it's simply an everyday thing to do like showering, eating or sleeping.
I imagine NY is not the easiest city in the world to drive in, but then again, as crowded as it certainly is, you can't drive fast enough to do really bad things, right?

Yes, the odds are more likely to have car accidents than plane crashes, but leave that to the people who are afraid of flying.
Just go out there, pass your second test and then drive. You'll see that you'll stop worrying and it'll become natural to you in a matter of weeks. Just don't take your test and then never drive. That will only make it worse.
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NSSP: Driving
13/12/2011 05:15:41 PM
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I'm tempted to take this opportunity to poke fun at New Yorkers.
13/12/2011 05:20:14 PM
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13/12/2011 09:58:55 PM
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13/12/2011 10:37:47 PM
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13/12/2011 10:50:38 PM
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I failed my first test.
13/12/2011 05:49:58 PM
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I had to take the driving test 3 time before I passed (posted at the wrong place
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13/12/2011 11:43:44 PM
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13 yrs old.
13/12/2011 06:02:22 PM
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Seriously? Why? At 13 you should have had some awareness of the danger you were posing to others
13/12/2011 10:27:59 PM
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13/12/2011 10:37:41 PM
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Probably just a difference in perspective. Kids sneaking a vehicle for a jor ride is pretty common.
15/12/2011 03:51:30 AM
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It must be harder to overcome that natural fear in NYC.
13/12/2011 06:44:28 PM
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Isn't it traditional to fail your first test? Or is that just around here?
13/12/2011 08:14:01 PM
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I wouldn't think so
13/12/2011 08:25:36 PM
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It's rare to pass on the first try here. (according to driving instructor)
13/12/2011 09:44:39 PM
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I know Texas talked about doing away with it because the failure rate was so low
14/12/2011 03:15:11 AM
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I wonder how many people that have been driving for years and years would fail if they had to take
14/12/2011 12:03:55 AM
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Oh I think most people with years' worth of driving experience be fine.
14/12/2011 12:27:09 AM
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I was even rather nervous about taking lessons and failed my first
14/12/2011 08:30:25 AM
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I love driving.
14/12/2011 03:24:59 PM
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Me, too.
18/12/2011 04:31:29 AM
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Did you ever attend a driving school? *NM*
14/12/2011 05:29:33 PM
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I don't think so.
15/12/2011 05:22:09 AM
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Yes, you did.
15/12/2011 04:44:48 PM
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That's not a sign.
14/12/2011 05:29:36 PM
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Whoa.
15/12/2011 07:21:52 AM
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Fewer cars on the road. Fewer double-parked cars. *NM*
15/12/2011 06:25:21 PM
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Also, you can tell when there's someone around the corner, because of the headlights.
19/12/2011 04:18:26 PM
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Oooh, that's a good point.
19/12/2011 05:17:16 PM
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It's more pronounced and important in the countryside where there are no streetlights.
19/12/2011 05:51:25 PM
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In the country there are deer
20/12/2011 05:53:17 AM
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Oh yeah, forgot about those. We don't have that many left, and only up in the Highlands. *NM*
20/12/2011 10:18:41 AM
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Driving tests are far harder in the Netherlands, from what I understand
14/12/2011 05:34:38 PM
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don't worry i fluffed my practical test up today
14/12/2011 08:24:56 PM
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I'm older than you
and there's no way I would have willingly gotten behind the wheel at 17.
15/12/2011 05:12:29 AM
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I found driving nervewracking until I got to do it by myself. NZ has a great system, IMO.
15/12/2011 01:48:19 PM
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Amusing (to me) comparison to sex risks.
17/12/2011 05:50:16 PM
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17/12/2011 06:07:51 PM
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No. But it is true that my risk aversion coefficient is too high.
17/12/2011 06:49:33 PM
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Isn't learning to drive in NYC sort of like
18/12/2011 04:21:47 AM
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