On the Highway to Hell

Posted on August 05, 10 Filed under family, general 1 Comment

Or maybe to Heaven – I’m learning to drive.

I went for 2-hour drive with my Dad tonight, and it was good. I think I’m a lot better from when I first started again in January, and definitely better than when I was learning at 16 years old.

When I moved to Melbourne in 2005, I quit driving because of the ease of access to public transport – it didn’t make sense to have a car and learn to drive in the city. But here where we live now, it’s kind of a necessity to get around and have some freedom. There are buses and cabs, but they cost a fair bit and buses are pretty irregular.

I do panic myself sometimes when I think about going for my provisional licence – it seems a really tough test – but then I think about all the people I know who’ve passed it, and there’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to do the same. That said, my driving might be good but I really need to work on parking and reversing, particularly parallel parking. I have a weird issue with cornering too, but I think that’s slowly being ironed out.

Anyone else have issues when learning to drive?