For those of you who don’t know, I’m 23 and have yet to get my driver’s license. I passed the Ohio written test with flying colors but I hadn’t gotten the physical part of driving done. I’d been out twice in my parents’ minivan which has the tightest steering column on the planet and freaked out, so my parents have (for the most part) left me alone with only a few occasional snide remarks from my dad. The local driving schools have yet to contact me (and yes, I’ve called them) and I can’t really wait much longer. So… I asked Jon if he could take me to a parking lot to do doughnuts today.
I was doing really well at doughnuts, so we moved on to neighborhood driving. That went well, so I decided to try 30th Street (in Heath). Well… one thing led to another and when I finally stopped the car and got out, I’d moved from 30th Street to State Route 79 to Interstate 70 and driven to Columbus. Jon treated me to dinner in Bexley (Chipotle for me and Grinder’s for him) and I drove back to Newark. 90+ miles on my first day of driving on 5 different types of road and me being really OK doing it. Boo Yah!
(Part of it is that Sable, our ’84 Volvo, handles the road really well and responds to the driver impeccably so all I really had to do was watch the road. I did have a few tight spots such as missing the exit for SR-79 on the way back and having to sneak on, almost hitting someone head on while trying to get in the left lane on Hebron Road, and almost hitting a stop sign while turning on the side street leading to ours, but hey… it was my first day.)
*applauds* Good girl! š
At least it wasn’t snowing. š
Driving is a horrific event.I’m terrified of driving and doubt I will ever get use to it.I got my license at a point people would consider “late” but you know what, it’s up to you to decide.Take it one day at a time.Before you go driving, clear your head.Good Luck, I’m sure you can do it š
yay for Jen!
i was terrified (TERRIFIED) of driving for a long time, but it really does just get better as you practice.
I know I’ve said it a million times. It does get better as you pratice… Interestingly, I was only terrified of driving BEFORE I got my license. As soon as I got it, I got over my fears rather quickly. I found that once I didn’t have anyone in the passenger’s seat telling me what to do/not to do, I wasn’t second guessing my own judgement as much, and whenever I got myself and my car into a sticky situation, I’d have to take a deep breath and fix it myself…. Instead of crying over making a mistake.
post like this just make me smile, drive on!
– Peace
yay for people without their driver’s liscences!
and, btw, subway in canada has this new chipotle southwestern sandwich or something like that, and we all keep asking each other, “what on earth is chipotle?”
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Chipotle is a chain of Mexican restaurants. Chipotle pepper (which is on the Subway sandwich) is a spicy chili powder made from chipotle peppers.
Keep at it, and you’ll get that license in due time. š
I dont know why, but it seems like a lot of women I know still, even to their late 20s do not have their licenses yet. A friend of mine’s wife is 32 years old and she STILL doesn’t have a license. My friend has to drive her to work every day, which has proven to be a major inconvenience for both him and her. There are much greater fears out there than the prospect of driving, like being stuck at a Barbra Streisand concert for example. š