So, I've been driving since September. Lessons, I mean, I haven't even looked at test options yet.
Anyway, today I had a lesson before work (the joys of shifts) and it was pretty good. Been doing 'turn in the road' for a while, and I started reversing round corners a few weeks ago (am better at the corners than the turns. Especially if another car shows up, my instructor has to remind me to go slow. Meh) and today I got to reverse park ... was pretty good! I do actually love driving but whenever I get in the car it takes me a minute of staring at the controls to remind myself what the hell I'm actually doing. And when I started, 20mph scared me, but now ... it's 50 or nothing hahaha, no wonder I get called a boy racer.
We had a couple of rocky weeks about a month or so ago, where it felt like he was telling me something and expecting something else. And he's making me decision make more, but we got to this one roundabout back then and every time I went to go he'd put the brakes on and make me start again - so frustrating! But now I'm kicking ass on roundabouts. Almost.
I've got a mental block with the theory books though. I keep telling myself it's common sense, but ... I haven't lifted a textbook in a while, okay? I am strictly fictional post-Uni. Which is probably why this end of things doesn't appeal to me.
I have to drive though. My dad keeps falling asleep at the wheel because we all kind of expect a lot out of him (I'm trying to help out, but sometimes it's hard to fit it all in) and I don't want him to get him or anyone else killed because he didn't get enough sleep. Plus, when the boy goes to school/clubs, I wanna be the one to take him where he needs to be (and he's shown a big interest in Karate. Helped by my brother-in-law, who's a blackbelt). It's necessity and not desire that has me driving ... but it's nice to know you can enjoy something you HAVE to do.
Anyway, today I had a lesson before work (the joys of shifts) and it was pretty good. Been doing 'turn in the road' for a while, and I started reversing round corners a few weeks ago (am better at the corners than the turns. Especially if another car shows up, my instructor has to remind me to go slow. Meh) and today I got to reverse park ... was pretty good! I do actually love driving but whenever I get in the car it takes me a minute of staring at the controls to remind myself what the hell I'm actually doing. And when I started, 20mph scared me, but now ... it's 50 or nothing hahaha, no wonder I get called a boy racer.
We had a couple of rocky weeks about a month or so ago, where it felt like he was telling me something and expecting something else. And he's making me decision make more, but we got to this one roundabout back then and every time I went to go he'd put the brakes on and make me start again - so frustrating! But now I'm kicking ass on roundabouts. Almost.
I've got a mental block with the theory books though. I keep telling myself it's common sense, but ... I haven't lifted a textbook in a while, okay? I am strictly fictional post-Uni. Which is probably why this end of things doesn't appeal to me.
I have to drive though. My dad keeps falling asleep at the wheel because we all kind of expect a lot out of him (I'm trying to help out, but sometimes it's hard to fit it all in) and I don't want him to get him or anyone else killed because he didn't get enough sleep. Plus, when the boy goes to school/clubs, I wanna be the one to take him where he needs to be (and he's shown a big interest in Karate. Helped by my brother-in-law, who's a blackbelt). It's necessity and not desire that has me driving ... but it's nice to know you can enjoy something you HAVE to do.
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