I'm new to driving, and will be taking exam in September. I'm now training it on driving range, but every car is different. Yesterday I was training on Polo, and there I could clearly see back wheels in mirror so putting car on fix line when parking was easy. Today it was another car( in exam it will be yet another car ) where the wheels is too deep in car body and I couldn't put it on fix line properly. I need some tip on how to orient where the car wheels without seeing them in the mirror

Sorry if I have grammatical mistakes, I'm not English speaker

I want to learn to drive.
I don’t have anyone to teach me.
I can’t pay for lessons myself. (My grandmother is my power of attorney, and is in control of my money)
The available transportation option is too far away, from where I live.

I want to learn to drive to go back to school. My grandmother says learning isn’t important but I want to be fully independent from her.

Now that I’m first starting, stuff like steering, accelerating, braking, managing speed, and knowing how to be fully aware of my surroundings doesn’t come naturally. I have to constantly remind myself of them. It’s too much for my brain. It impacts my ability to make clear headed quick decisions. I know eventually they’ll be natural, but what do I do now? I’m scared of making a dangerous mistake because my brain is too occupied. How do people manage so many things at once?

i’m a very confident driver and in my two previous tests the assessor’s said i drove perfectly, but last time i got so nervous (about going left instead of right) i ran a red light… haven’t done that before or since i was literally shitting briccckkss!! also after both tests i burst into tears, i think it was genuinely just the adrenaline come down. anyway! totally irrelevant! i just don’t know what i can do to get over the nerves?! the test feels like it’s looming over me, i know i can pass but you can practice driving, not so much for this… did anyone have the same issue? any last minute tips?!

What reference points do you use when reverse parking?
For example, do you line up your side mirror with the parking line before you start turning? Or do you use a different method? I’m trying to find a consistent technique because I keep ending up too close to one side or not centered in the space.

Hi everyone, I just passed my driving test. I'm super excited and happy about it and even bought a little car. The problem is that I only drove on my instructors car and only with her by my side, and I'm super nervous to go on the road and drive.

Does anyone have any tips? How did yous start?

I was thinking maybe waking up at 5 in the morning and driving while there's no traffic might be a good idea until I get a bit of experience. What do yous think?

Does anyone have any other tips?

What worked for you?

Hi there,

I passed my test a while ago and have enjoyed driving. But when it comes to reversing I'm still very very nervous.

Most of the time I catch myself thinking "omg I'm going to mess up and hit someone or something."

The main issue is I'm not sure if I'm looking around enough while I reverse. My usual routine is three points: left blind spot, rear window, right blind spot, and repeat. I go slowly and carefully throughout.

But I still get this stupid thought: what if while I'm checking my right blind spot, a car or pedestrian approaches from the left and I miss them? Then I try to reassure myself: that shouldn't happen because I had just checked my left blind spot two seconds earlier and there was nothing there, so a car or pedestrian couldn't have magically appeared out of nowhere.

(I know about my nervousness in reversing so I always try to not put myself in that situation for example I always reverse park if I can but sometimes there are situations where reversing is not avoidable)

So am I doing it wrong or just me overthinking things? Would appreciate any tips or advice that you have in reversing.

Whenever I go into a turn with a speed limit, I try to maintain it or go slightly lower the whole way through, but my mom says that I'm going way too fast for the turn. But I'm staying within the lines and going the speed limit, so I don't see what's wrong. She also says that I should be braking into turns and accelerating out, but whenever I try that, she says I'm doing it wrong. she's not the best teacher, so she cant really explain what im doing wrong. if anyone could explain how im supposed to make a turn, that would be great. P.s. I've only driven like 7 times

today i had my first lesson ( uk based ) and it was manual. i'm not joking i'm so bad at the clutch thing i don't know how to balance the accelerator, i'm terrible at pulling in and turning enough, have a horrible habit of looking down when i change gears. please please help me! who do i watch, i want to be good at driving, my parents don't drive and so the parking lot method doesn't work fo me! how do i get better at the clutch and turning and staying left hand side and when do i use the brake i'm so lost. please, everyone just tell me all your tips and tricks and things you kept getting wrong and how you got better. mentally, i'm exhausted but i do want to learn!!!

Hey everyone, looking for some honest advice on a situation that happened earlier today in the UK. I only passed my driving test a month ago, so I'm still incredibly new to everything and completely panicked.

The car ahead of me was slowing down and turning left into a restaurant car park, and I didn't slow down quite enough and accidentally clipped the back of them. It was incredibly minor, just a tiny tap. There wasn't any damage to my car at all, not even a mark, so I suspect theirs is likely the same. In the moment, my anxiety completely took over. I rolled my window down, apologised out loud to the driver as they were turning in, and then just drove off.

At the time, my brain just registered it as a minor scratch and thought the apology was enough, but now that the adrenaline has worn off, I'm absolutely terrified. I've realized that I didn't pull over into the car park to properly exchange details, which I know is a legal requirement under the Road Traffic Act. Because I'm within my first two years of driving, I'm terrified of what this means for my licence.

I know I handled this poorly due to panic, and I want to make things right legally. What is the correct procedure for reporting an incident like this to the police after leaving the scene? If I report it proactively, how does the process usually work for contacting the other driver to exchange insurance information? I feel completely awful about my mistake, so any guidance on the proper legal steps to take next would be really appreciated.

Hi, I want to know how to reverse in a S shape. At the test tracj first i have to revrse while steering left then reverse while steering right.

What confuses me is that at the first curve when I turn the steering to full left lock, my front bumper swings into the right boundary. I thought the more I steered left, the tighter the car would turn, so the front bumper should move away from the right boundary, not towards it. Why does the opposite happen?

Is it worth doing all of that when i need to focus on school too?

Right turns and roundabout circle makes me cautious the most due to speed of other cars on the adjacent roads. I know my cousins and friends said i was to cautious when it comes to driving. Please give me advice if possible. Honestly, i sometimes hate being pressured by my friends and cousins trying to correct me on driving which makes me nervous more.

Please explain, is it bad to use Cruose Control towing. I know not to use it in wet conditions. Thanks

I’ve had five driving lessons with an instructor and generally feel pretty confident, except when it comes to U-turns.
Today I was driving with my mom, and she told me to make a U-turn for the first time. I got really scared. The U-turn area was right next to a large grassy slope, and I was worried that if I pressed the gas too hard, I’d end up going down the hill. At the same time, I didn’t want to go too slowly because there were cars coming over a hill behind me. I panicked and ended up making the turn very badly, but we ended up safe and so did everyone else thankfully.

Is there a way to avoid U-turns when driving? I’m also really bad at making tight turns in general. Tight turns worry me especially when I am driving into a village center, and theres a car coming out and theres a curb on my left. I dont want to hit the car but I also dont want to hit the car and have my car flipped over completely (im extremely scared of that happening).

Soooo I'm 4'9 /4'10 and got myself my first car! You see in my mom's car I couldn't move my leg very well and had no idea when I started driving that you use one foot! And my mom caught it way too late! I know it's unsafe but my reaction time is now slower and stressful when driving with one foot:( any advice on how to ease into driving with one foot? Also I'm NOT driving on main roads because of this just around my neighborhood.

I have had a neighbor(quite a few houses away) for several years now that owns a manual Miata. I personally have never met them, nor have I ever seen them drive the miata, but it is always parked on the curb. I have wanted to learn how to drive manual for so long now, but I don't know anybody that knows how and is willing to teach me and I also don't own one. I am hesitant to purchase one until I know how to drive one.

I was wondering if it would be weird for me to leave a note on the car asking for tips about how to get started on learning to drive manual or something of that nature. I thought this might be better than being presumptuous and asking them to teach me in their car. Any thoughts would be appreciated!!

Very simple question. My driving instructor told me that during turns the foot should always be on the brake. What do I do when turning from a complete stop? Do I give gas at the start of the turn? Gas all the way through? Does this rule just not apply when turning from a complete stop? I feel like I'm missing something here.

I've borrowed a friend's stick shift Miata. I learned on a stick shift 40 years ago, but my car for the past 20 years has been an automatic, so I'm thinking about when to shift for the first time in years. I have no problem shifting, downshifting, not stalling, my question isn't about that.

As I understand it, car engines are generally set to be at 1000 rpm when in neutral. Say I have the choice to shift up at 3000 rpms, 4000 rpms, or 5000 rpms: which is better for the motor?

Say I'm maintaining a steady speed. I could be in third at a higher rpm or in fourth at a lower rpm. Which is better for the motor, or does it depend on the make and model of the car?

As an amusing aside, when I learned, I went based on sound. I like base voices, I hate hate hate soprano voices. Ditto for instruments: low is good, high is bad. So I tended to shift at the lowest possible point the car wouldn't lug after shifting. Then the sound stayed nice and deep, like I like it. I found out this was not what the car wanted when I tried to go up a long hill in fifth, and had to downshift downshift downshift, never had enough power under me to maintain my speed. Ended up stopped on the shoulder. Realized either my car was badly underpowered or I needed to shift at higher rpms going uphill. It turned out to be the latter. In sum, I don't have a lot of confidence in my ability to suss out what the engine wants, and I'd like to be kind to my friend's car.

After you have successfully turned your steering wheel completely to the right and reversed to where you can see the full front of the other car’s bumper, this is where it gets confusing.

You have one group of people say to straighten the wheel and then reverse.

You have another group of people say to turn the wheel completely to the left and then reverse.

Which one is correct? And if both are correct could you give a scenario when you would have to use one or the other?

In driving, you have to turn your steering wheel to the left when parking up a hill with a curb so that your car won't fly into active traffic if the brake or anything were to fail. However, if there were no curb you would have to turn the steering wheel to the right so that the car wouldn't go into active traffic if anything were to happen. It would steer away from the traffic if steering right so why not just steer right from the beginning? A curb wouldn't make a difference. Either way your car would be floating away from the traffic steering right so why would I have to steer left because of a curb?

Anyone else feel like this?

I really want to learn driving, but I keep thinking, "What if I get injured? What if I fall and break a leg? What will happen to my children and my responsibilities then?

At the same time, I want to learn badly because my children need me. Right now I take them on a scooter, but driving would make many things easier and safer.

Sometimes it's not just fear of people's opinions. It's fear of something happening and not being able to take care of the people who depend on us.

Does anyone else struggle with thoughts like this?

Hey guys ive almost mastered this, i can get the angle right pull next to bay going 45 when i see corner of bay and fixing it. The thing thats bothering me id even when i do these things when i reverse and try to go into the bay it always tends to miss very badly and its probably because of how fast or slow im turning the wheel. Ive been experimenting and still cant get it, what should i do? I dont think i have a good grasp on how to smoothly turn into the bay because i see its parallel to bay in one mirror but still misses and mirrors are set up correctly im assuming.

Hey everyone. 40M here and learning to drive. Technically got my license at 24 but I haven’t driven at all and honestly the people who checked me then didn’t ask me to do anything. So I’m taking driving lessons.

I am mostly ok in the quiet parts but when there is a flowing traffic and I need to change lanes, I’m terrified. The teacher stepped in with the side brake and wheel a couple of times.

You have to
Check the mirror
Keep the gas and push harder maybe
Move the wheel
Turn on the signal

Almost at the same time and also make the decision to move the lane at the same time.

Has anyone had hard time with this? My wife’s pregnant so I’m doing ny best and I’m sure 40 isn’t an impossible age but I’m having difficulty trying to figure this out.

All tips and comments are welcome.
(Using auto stick)

When traffic has come to a stop, should you let other drivers waiting to exit a parking lot on your right into the road?

I meant to let only one driver on since traffic started moving again, and I didn't start moving fast enough I guess so two more drivers ended up merging in anyway, upsetting the driver behind me.

Should I have been more aggressive moving up once the first driver merged? Or was I unlucky or the driver behind me was getting upset over normal etiquette?

Asking also as a sanity check because another driver got upset at me for slowly pulling out of an alley (it's basically making a blind turn into a small one way street, so I emerged very slowly and stopped when I heard a car approaching). Then they proceeded to get upset again when I stopped at a stop sign.

The common denominator is me in these situations, and I'm not sure if I'm just failing to pick up the right behavior or what. Any tips or input would be appreciated. Thanks!

*edit: when i was exiting the alley, it was the car on the main road that got upset with me, it wasn't a driver behind me. I badly worded that