How was your first driving lesson and experience like?

[Mimic]

My first lesson felt overwhelming. There was so much to do that was all new to me: steering, accelarating/breaking, keeping an eye on the road and other road users, mirrors, indicating, checking the speedometer rev counter, and gear changing. Ugh. Thankfully I live in a village so there wasn't much traffic around although I kind of thought we would just be steering around an empty car park rather than down and around country roads. I think I stalled twice, the car was a diesel so I think there would have been a lot more stalling had it been a petrol.

For me, I have bad nerves, so I never become more calm about things so I quit learning as I had other pressures on me at the time. And I would get nervous and anxious days before my lesson. Have'nt had a lesson in a while now. For me I was more worried about other drivers. I've thought about learning again, maybe even in an automatic so there's less to worry about, but I can't bring myself to face it again yet.

 

[RA92]

I am not going to really disagree with you there. F1 has gotten better this year but the complaining and bitching and whining about engine noise, hybrid system and new rules really put me off at times. WEC has hybrid systems and I don't here any bitching about it which is why I prefer Lemans 24hr and endurance events over F1 a lot of the time. Prototypes over Formula I say.

I like WEC because it feels less... homogenized. The cars are different. They allow weird, experimental stuff - like the Nissan Deltawing.

http://www.carpart4u.com/autopart/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nissan-DeltaWing-Prototype-Sportscar-1.jpg

 

[Parasondox]

I am not going to really disagree with you there. F1 has gotten better this year but the complaining and bitching and whining about engine noise, hybrid system and new rules really put me off at times. WEC has hybrid systems and I don't here any bitching about it which is why I prefer Lemans 24hr and endurance events over F1 a lot of the time. Prototypes over Formula I say.

I like WEC because it feels less... homogenized. The cars are different. They allow weird, experimental stuff - like the Nissan Deltawing.

http://www.carpart4u.com/autopart/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nissan-DeltaWing-Prototype-Sportscar-1.jpg

I remember when I first saw that Deltawing and my first thought was "I know that will do great in a straight line, which is best suited for Le Mans but how the heck can that do a sharp turn?". I researched more about it and they really put a lot of development into the car even the specially designed wheels. It's a shame it crashed out in 2012 but I do like that they have an Experimental Class in WEC/Le mans.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

So, what were your first experience when it came to your driving lessons and then finally getting your license? An interesting stories, banter, horrors and so forth.

It was hell. I was young and didn't understand why laws are more important than common sense. Instructor marked me down for going 40 of railroad tracks. Not stopping in the turning median. Not having both hands on the wheel (even when backing up) and a bunch of other stupid crap.
I also had good parents who freaked out trying to teach me how to drive or would go overboard. My Mom screamed the whole time and stomped her foot onto the imaginary brake pedal on the passenger side. My Dad drove into empty stadium parking lot full of ice and taught me to drive in winter by randomly yanking the steering wheel and causing me to spin out.

I eventually got my license by borrowing a friends giant sedan and using that to take the test. Still don't know how I pulled it off.

Good luck, drive like an old couple on a sunday morning.