<p>ok so I'm finally taking segment one of drivers training. Today was my first time driving and it was for about an hour in an empty parking lot. Let's see I can't make right or left turns, I dont go to the right enough (cant stay in lane) and I go to fast. My teacher basically yelled at me the whole time. Now I need you to help me driving. Any tips??? (esp. on turning)</p>
<p>Practice, practice, practice. Maybe practice with a parent instead of a driving teacher, as teachers tend to be somewhat eccentric or harsh (my driver's ed instructor told me I was "too hyper" because I drove over 30 mph).</p>
<p>As for going too fast, take your foot off the gas and put it on the break.</p>
<p>I wish my parents would help me but they wont let me drive with them....dont ask me why.</p>
<p>I KNOW HOW U FEEL! when my dad takes me driving, which is rarely, he wont even let me push the GAS PEDAL! he says im not ready yet, and im not! all i can do is steer because u kno how the car moves by itself off the brakes and im even bad at that!</p>
<p>my first drivers training in on the 7th and im scared!</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>my dad let me drive on the ice/in the woods when i was like 6...</p>
<p>i must have driven around the stupid neighborhood a hundred times before my dad would ever let me on the actual street. most parents think that you're driving way too far to the right because they haven't sat on the passenger side of the car in a long time, so they always think you're going to hit the mailbox. personally, i'd much rather hit the mailbox than the oncoming car. </p>
<p>as for your driving instructor, just tell him/her to chill. i had the opposite experience; my instructor would sleep.</p>
<p>You will learn ten squillion times more driving by yourself than with someone else. Do I reccommend it right now? Not really...but once you're SURE you're not going to hit anything, go around the neighborhood or something. Ignore your instructor when his criticism isn't constructive, and practice. You'll get the hang of it eventually.</p>
<p>Anyway, I took it last summer and my instructor let us stop at Starbucks every day. Quite smashing.</p>
<p>lol, well I guess I had a different experience than you guys here.
My mom took me out w/o telling me anything, expecting me to know most of the stuff, and let me drive WITH THROUGH TRAFFIC!
I also tend to drive to slow... probably because I'm to worried about something/everything going wrong.</p>
<p>As far as driving tips... ummm... LIGHTLY put your foot on the break when turning, and then make sure that you have your entire front of your car squared up with the "road" (section of parking lot that you're driving in) before accelerating again.</p>
<p>If you have only had one session, I'd say it's too early to worry.</p>
<p>Keep practicing and reevaluate after a few more sessions.</p>
<p>As for the instructor, I would imagine that your parents have paid for a certain number of sessions with that person, so you will have to deal with him/her a little while. Just do your best and don't take anything the instructor says personally. That is just the way that some instructors are.</p>
<p>I'll bet that you are going to be fine. :)</p>
<p>Treat it like a real class. I lost my 4-point and valedictorain chances (would have had it) from driver's ed</p>
<p>Oh, this is kind of weird, but if you haven't learned it yet...</p>
<p>Ummm, you know how there's usually some type of thing in the middle of the hood? a depression, etc...?</p>
<p>Well, where that mark is compared to the road is where your right tire is (give or take a bit depending on circumstances...)</p>
<p>Did that make any sense at all? I suck at explaining things.</p>
<p>lablondie my dad told me the same thing when he was teaching me to drive 2 years ago. I still have no idea what he was talking about.</p>
<p>Oh, I can stay in the lines because of it :)</p>
<p>it might be hard for you to do, but look at the road ahead of you
don't look directly in front of your car
that will help you stay in your lane
and as time goes along, you get much better
lol I learned how to drive on a suburban, so I guess I'm an even better driver ;)</p>
<p>Try to look farther ahead than the front of your car. Get the car to be PARALLEL to the curb when you turn....the front of your car shouldn't be facing straight ahead, but rather tilted towards the direction in which you'll turn. </p>
<p>I learned in a Ford Focus/Toyota Camry so I guess I'm a worse driver than bcon? I dunno I would never be seen in public in a suburban. They're simply too ugly in my opinion.</p>
<p>Are you expected to learn it all in Driver's Ed, because there's no way in hell you can learn enough to drive in less than (I'd say) 20 hours (this includes parking, backing up, all of the difficult manuevers, driving pretty smoothly) of actual driving?</p>
<p>Beg your parents to take you, you need it. Learn to drive, learn to turn, it's like learning the controls on a video game. Once you get those, everything else becomes much easier.</p>
<p>Think of all the stupid people who can drive. If they can do it, you won't have a problem.</p>
<p>ha i know I always think that too lol. Oh and my mom is taking me driving tonight so wish me luck!!</p>
<p>go 10 mph when turning, or less. and you'll improve; you won't be perfect on your first lesson lol</p>
<p>futurenyu student, it's really not that bad...
I can drive around 9 friends and lug around a ton of stuff. Also, if I get into a car accident, I'm probably going to survive (unless an 18 wheeler hits me :D)
The only thing that sucks is the gas :(</p>