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Driving : Does it get any easier?
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Kouda
United States2205 Posts
Is this normal? Any tips or words of advice? | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
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dabom88
United States3483 Posts
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Selkie
United States530 Posts
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
Anyone who is pressing down an invisible break pedal in the passenger seat needs to go. Don't let anyone make you nervous/self conscious about your driving. It's hard enough when you're starting out. | ||
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teamamerica
United States958 Posts
But ya, it does get easier. | ||
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drag_
England425 Posts
On August 24 2012 11:24 Kouda wrote: My uncle has started teaching me how to drive, and everything is alright so far. Haven't been pulled over, died, hit anything , etc. Its just that after focusing 100% for about 2-3 hours driving, I start to fuck up alot. Like not recognizing when I can make a right turn without waiting , parking really terribly, or forgetting to signal sometimes. Is this normal? Any tips or words of advice? I assume since you're from America you're driving an automatic, and so in answer to your question, be happy you're not driving a manual. | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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SnipedSoul
Canada2158 Posts
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micronesia
United States24777 Posts
A few days ago I did a 500+ mile drive into a fairly desolate area, getting there at like 1:30am. Didn't have a big problem.... however that wouldn't have been true the first few years after I started driving. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46009 Posts
 As everyone else has said, it just takes constant practice so that you become more comfortable behind the wheel of a vehicle! | ||
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unit
United States2621 Posts
On August 24 2012 11:29 Selkie wrote: It is, however, extremely tedious once you're alright at it. I hate driving. oh god yes, to get any excitement out of driving you have to start pushing towards the limits of your (and your cars) capabilities :/ and then when you can cruise at your cars limits it just gets to be one of the most boring time wasting activities to you until you get a motorcycle - which is why i want one lol, those things never get boring (though you do trade safety for that) | ||
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6xFPCs
United States412 Posts
On August 24 2012 11:24 Kouda wrote: My uncle has started teaching me how to drive, and everything is alright so far. Haven't been pulled over, died, hit anything , etc. Its just that after focusing 100% for about 2-3 hours driving, I start to fuck up alot. Like not recognizing when I can make a right turn without waiting , parking really terribly, or forgetting to signal sometimes. Is this normal? Any tips or words of advice? Driving is a lot of minor things that you have to pay attention to when you're first learning, but these become a LOT easier after awhile. You get used to how things generally should work, so you don't have to consciously worry about things like checking your mirrors every 5 seconds or something. Nowadays, having just 4 years of experience and about 70k miles (I'm in CA, US), I can more often than not tell when someone's in my blind spot (a kind of suspicion that there's another car around but I don't see it in my mirrors), or when someone wants to switch lanes (driving "body language", they clearly want to switch but don't want to let someone block them by using a turn signal), just from experience. So don't worry about it too much. Stay to safer areas (slower speed limit, less cars, etc.) until you're more comfortable, if you're truly concerned. But this is definitely something that gets easier with experience. | ||
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CobaltBlu
United States919 Posts
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
It's gets old quick, so enjoy it while you can! | ||
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LaSt)ChAnCe
United States2179 Posts
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
Now this... On August 24 2012 11:31 Sinensis wrote: My advice is not to drive with neurotic passengers E.G. parents. Anyone who is pressing down an invisible break pedal in the passenger seat needs to go. Don't let anyone make you nervous/self conscious about your driving. It's hard enough when you're starting out. Is fucking great advice. Passengers can really affect the way a person drives. I normally don't have any problems but I like a passenger that: 1) Will speak to me, about anything. 2) Won't rub it in my face if I make a minor mistake 3) Isn't excessively obsessive about ridiculous stuff. Once I had to shut a friend up in a very rude way but he was making me really nervous with all his bitching and the most important thing in the car is that the driver is comfortable, not that the passenger has his every little quirk satisfied. Keep that in mind and pick your front passenger carefully. I also had to shut him up a time he was playing the "let's shout LOOK OUT!!!" game when I had just begun driving, god he's a terrible passenger. Another thing, remember there's a blind spot in the side rear view mirrors, so don't be surprised if you get called out for not seeing a car while trying to change lanes, it's one more reason to pay a lot of attention. And relax, eventually you'll be so used to driving you'll be chatting about anything without missing anything on the street and without getting nervous. Just never get in the habit of texting or phoning while driving, that's just dangerous. | ||
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dnld12
United States324 Posts
Comfortable: Yes Over time you'll get used to driving but it is never easier because OTHER drivesr make it hard for you. | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
On August 24 2012 13:00 6xFPCs wrote: Nowadays, having just 4 years of experience and about 70k miles (I'm in CA, US), I can more often than not tell when someone's in my blind spot (a kind of suspicion that there's another car around but I don't see it in my mirrors), or when someone wants to switch lanes (driving "body language", they clearly want to switch but don't want to let someone block them by using a turn signal), just from experience. I want to emphasize this, by the way. I've been driving for ~6 years and in the last two or three I've developed some sort of Jedi shit that lets me sense what people are about to do. It still kind of amuses me when I'm following someone and just know "oh yeah they're gonna make a left turn on Hatfield, I'm gonna edge to the right so I can get around them more quickly when they slow down" twenty seconds before they actually do it. Also, protip: if they drive a big-ass fancy pickup, stay the fuck away from them. 90% of the time they're some asshole who's gonna tailgate, cut you off, and generally consider themselves much more entitled to the road than you. If it's clearly a work truck, they're probably fine, but the guy that's driving a jacked-up F250 with a spotless paint job is a dick, period. Avoid at all costs. Same rule generally applies for sportscars edit: also PLEASE remember that the blind spot exists, and that extends to more than just being aware of your own blind spot. I do a dickton of highway driving and it's so infuriating when someone rides in your blind spot. They teach you to keep a safe distance from the car in front of you, but they kind of under-emphasize how important it is to be aware of the cars in the lane over. never ride close to them, ever. if you're in the right lane, let them get a safe distance ahead of you. if you're in the left lane, don't pussyfoot about passing, either step on it and get a safe distance ahead, or hang back. | ||
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KnT
Australia243 Posts
 I have loved driving ever since I got my license and from my experience it always gets better as long as you improve your driving style. Driving smoothly and staying consistant whilst staying observant are some skills that many people on the road seem to lack. Think of it like in terms of sc2; You've just placed bronze and are learning the ropes, there are people better than you and there are people worse. You keep working on your mechanics (shifting smoothly if you're in a manual, not pinballing around your lane or worse still not staying in your lane, accelerating/decelerating smoothly, learning how to take corner x at speed y in condition z without endangering yourself/other people) and eventually they become second nature That is when the fun begins | ||
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LeSioN
United States325 Posts
my favorite game is collecting a pack of cars on the highway and getting them to speed, while i sit in the middle so as to never be pulled over. takes a few tries but usually everyone is on auto pilot so if your actually thinking about doing it its pretty funny how easily you can control the driving of others. | ||
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LeSioN
United States325 Posts
On August 24 2012 15:58 KnT wrote: ^ Bit of a generalisation there I have loved driving ever since I got my license and from my experience it always gets better as long as you improve your driving style. Driving smoothly and staying consistant whilst staying observant are some skills that many people on the road seem to lack. Think of it like in terms of sc2; You've just placed bronze and are learning the ropes, there are people better than you and there are people worse. You keep working on your mechanics (shifting smoothly if you're in a manual, not pinballing around your lane or worse still not staying in your lane, accelerating/decelerating smoothly, learning how to take corner x at speed y in condition z without endangering yourself/other people) and eventually they become second nature That is when the fun begins ^^^^^^^^^^ +1 sc2 is such a good template for improving your life in all areas. | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
If you were driving a proper car (a manual, yes A MANUAL! xD) then it does get easier and easier over time. I've been driving for 5 years now and i have had 3 cars (all upgrades) and it has gotten a lot easier and in my case a lot faster as my cars have been upgrades in engine size too :3 Best advice, find a good radio station or if you have a decent car, get a nice playlist on your iPod for drives so your just listening to music and watching the road. | ||
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thOr6136
Slovenia1775 Posts
Oh and as others says maybe you get bored of it. Driving with music can help a lot | ||
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Zocat
Germany2229 Posts
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VenomBRA
Netherlands168 Posts
On August 24 2012 14:42 mordk wrote: It gets A LOT easier. I used to make a lot of mistakes I now look at and say "WTF what a noob". It becomes a second nature, riding your car is like wearing a perfectly fitting piece of clothing or something similar, it just works automatically. You not only learn better multitasking and awareness, but in time you also learn your weak spots and how to drive despite having them. mordk said it all. It not only gets easy, but becomes something automatic. Like eating with chopsticks or riding a bike. You suddenly don't have to think about doing it anymore, you just do it. Once you are comfortable enough to take the test and have the license, driving on your own on little errands is when you'll find yourself with driving. It comes easily with practice. | ||
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
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