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EclairReturns
10/03/18 12:38:58 AM
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My mother will rarely do anything to help me whenever she's in the car with me. She'll just tell me that my driving is "okay" even though I know fully well that it is well below subpar. For example, one major indicator of the fact that I'm not ready to take my road test happened today. Basically, I was trying to change into the right lane; I looked in my mirror and did a head-check to confirm that the car on the right was letting me cut in front of him, but I still somehow managed to miss the red sports utility vehicle that zoomed straight across that opening from a driveway to the right of the lane I was trying to cut into, and into the lane I was just in. It really scared the crap out of me, and had my mother not told me to look out, it easily could have turned into an accident. I mean, who misses stuff like that? I don't know if it was due to my sleepiness or the sun putting too much glare in my eyes, but it still scares me how I was able to miss that car cutting through while I'm trying to change lanes.

In any case, there are far more things I know I must improve on when driving. For one, I know that I have a tendency to overuse my brake pedals, but am too afraid of crashing into the front car if I'm not using them. Second, this is a major problem for me that will very likely cost me a pass on my driver's test: being sure to stay completely in my lane. I'm just so afraid of accidentally moving into another lane to the point that I'm constantly checking my mirrors to make sure that I'm in between both of the lane markers whenever I stop. And sometimes if I'm afraid that I'm partially in another lane, I tend to look around me, to be sure that I'm not blocking anybody. But in the process, I tend to do the thing that I intended to avoid in the first place, and it just causes me even more distress, knowing that I have messed up by worrying if I messed up or not.

I also have a tendency to not use the gas pedal in times where it's needed. I'm thinking that for example, if I want to conserve the amount of gas I use, when I see a red light, I tend not to exert the pedal. Other cars will sometimes beep me for being too slow, and it just bugs me a lot. There's another reason why I don't use the gas pedal as much as I should: I'm really afraid of high speeds, and I'm afraid of ramming into something, especially when moving the car along curved roads. It just feels so unsafe. I have a bad habit of not being able to stay in my lane along these types of roads, anyway, so I just get even more worried if I'm speeding up and accidentally cross into another lane.

I'm sure that there are far more errors I'm making than the ones I'm mentioning right now, but I'm too stupid to know what they are. There isn't anyone there to guide me. My mother will always just tell me that my driving is "okay" even though I know I'm making a crap-ton of driving pitfalls. She provides no actual critique when driving, because she either has too much bias towards me, she just doesn't notice these errors that I'm making, or she thinks that they're forgivable. Anyway, I know that I've made a topic before asking about how to drive, but I want to ask again.

I must have these answers.
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Greenfox111
10/03/18 12:43:57 AM
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i can't give you any driving tips, but i would like to thank you for using proper spacing
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Kyuubi4269
10/03/18 12:55:30 AM
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Brake earlier and slower, accelerate aggressively in to your car's torque band to get best fuel efficiency when accelerating, remember that matching the pace of traffic is safer than going slower than it.
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jramirez23
10/03/18 12:58:40 AM
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Watch videos from this YouTube channel:
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mooreandrew58
10/03/18 1:05:11 AM
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Kyuubi4269 posted...
Brake earlier and slower, accelerate aggressively in to your car's torque band to get best fuel efficiency when accelerating, remember that matching the pace of traffic is safer than going slower than it.


Also keep plenty of distance between you and the person ahead if possible. Idk where you live imagine its tough in a city but I usually leave about two car lengths sometimes more if going fast between me and them.

The speed thing you'll learn to get comfortable going faster and accelerating more( don't over do it though there is a happy medium) but its fine taking it slow at first. That's the main thing my mom taught me, when learning. Don't give a fuck it it pissed off other drivers dont do anything you aren't confident enough to do yet. Better them be pissed then cause a accident.

As for the near miss with the red car. Always pay attention the best you can, main thing my step dad taught me, assume everyone around you is a idiot and will likely do something that will cause you to wreck if you don't watch what they are about to do. Another thing that just gets easier the more you do it. I've had my near misses too. One very similar to yours

My mom mistakenly told me I was good and to go ahead and a car came zooming by even she hadn't noticed. Which is another point don't just blindly trust someone else's word on if your good to go. Look yourself
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WastelandCowboy
10/03/18 1:13:46 AM
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1. Always use your turn signals. Always.

Merging into another lane? Use your turn signal.
Making a left turn in a designated left turn lane? Use your turn signal.
Making a right turn from a surface street to the side street? Use your turn signal.
At an all-stop and waiting to turn left/right? Use your turn signal.

2. Don't use your phone when driving. Period. End of discussion. Unless your phone is ringing nonstop, wait until you've parked or pulled-over. If you really can't bear to go without, bluetooth. If you need to use maps, fine, but just listen to the audio.

3. Always wear your seat belt. Always.

4. Always give the space inbetween your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you enough space to fit your car and a half. If people behind you don't like this and want you to move up, tough shit. If someone merges into your lane, increase space to allow distance.

5. If you notice you're continually pressed for time and speeding more than usual, leave earlier. It's not that hard. Speeding, like causing an accident, is easy and can happen within seconds.

6. Drive as if your insurance agent and a police officer were sitting behind you. You're driving a several thousand pound piece of metal with fuel nearby.
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Sahuagin
10/03/18 2:26:19 AM
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family are terrible at teaching driving, take a driving course. you need to develop the right habits, and a course will teach you the right habits. when you get to the in-car part, the instructor will have his own brake pedal and will know the right way to instruct you while driving.
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Red_Frog
10/03/18 2:54:35 AM
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EclairReturns posted...
My mother will rarely do anything to help me whenever she's in the car with me. She'll just tell me that my driving is "okay" even though I know fully well that it is well below subpar. For example, one major indicator of the fact that I'm not ready to take my road test happened today. Basically, I was trying to change into the right lane; I looked in my mirror and did a head-check to confirm that the car on the right was letting me cut in front of him, but I still somehow managed to miss the red sports utility vehicle that zoomed straight across that opening from a driveway to the right of the lane I was trying to cut into, and into the lane I was just in. It really scared the crap out of me, and had my mother not told me to look out, it easily could have turned into an accident. I mean, who misses stuff like that? I don't know if it was due to my sleepiness or the sun putting too much glare in my eyes, but it still scares me how I was able to miss that car cutting through while I'm trying to change lanes.

This is commonly referred to as situational awareness, something which can improve with practice. Not just practicing driving, but other things like video games can help with this. Games that lean more towards action and real-time, specifically, because they tend to force you to remember your position and positions of other things within the game world while making timely decisions based on changing conditions.
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