How did you overcome fear of driving?

[jamie_0117]

naalala ko nuon, i would plan out my route, at patag dapat lahat. pero shempre sometimes hindi rin maiwasan yun may mga slopes

yung friend ko nagpasundo sakin kahapon. di ko naisip na may maiksing hanging pala dun. sabi ko "langya ka, may hanging pala dito". sabi sakin "ang iksi iksi lang nyan noh!" aba eh kahit na noh, basta naka-bitin pa din ako, period.

pero yun din ginagawa ko, medyo nadidiin ko gas pedal, pag feeling ko mamatayan ako. sabi ng daddy ko magastos daw yun sa gas, eh ano naman, sa iksing panahon lang naman yun, it doesn't hurt much.

[aquacharly]

I overcame my fear after -- of all things! -- I bumped the guardhouse.
Then about 15min after while making a u-turn, I bumped my neighbor's car.

Hindi pa natapos doon, kasi the following day... another u-turn, I bumped naman a gate.

After that, tumapang na ako kasi well.. what the heck,  magpapa repair na rin lang ng car due to the bumps eh... todo todo ko na --  kung ma bump eh di ma bump. 

Hubby said then:  sige, basta hwag lang tao.

[karli_girl]

Hello! i had my driving lessons in SMART also but after the first lesson, my dad was not satisfied. So he enrolled me again after a month and nagpractice ako sa min.

I got a license after a month and then hit the street (commonwealth pa) on my own the Saturday after I got my license. It was funny kasi hanggang 2nd gear lang ako. imagine yung gas na inubos ko nun. And then every week nagppunta ako sa SM para mapractice. Nakakapag 3rd gear na ko at 4th until napractice ko na mag5th. Maraming palya pa rin pero keri lang. Didn't bump pa naman na may big damage sa car namin. When my mom and dad left for states, I brought our car everyday and dun na ko nahasa. Pero di pa rin ako magaling na driver but confident enough to drive. 2 years palang ako nagddrive pero lahat ata ng klaseng daan, malubak, makitid, pataas, matarik.. even expressways nakapagdrive na ko.

Lakasan lang ng loob. basta magpractice ka. Don't scare yourself too much. Walang pupuntahan ang takot. Enjoy driving!

[glowstick]

Manual o automatic car mo, sis?

I just enrolled this afternoon for a 5 hour refresher course. Wala, sobrang di pa din ako confident, i feel i still need a lot to learn- backing, parking, hanging, pati tamang pag turn ng steering wheel. Plano ko, sa morning, driving lesson, sa afternoon-actual driving using na our car.

[juicy]

^sis san ka nag enroll ng 5hrs refresher?

Hello! i had my driving lessons in SMART also but after the first lesson, my dad was not satisfied.

sis pahingi naman ng contact ng smart. thanks!

[mikaela325]

maaga akong natutong mag drive highschool tinuturuan na kami ng brother and father namin. pero napag isa lang talaga ko nung college.

ang iniisip ko lagi noon, basta kapag nalito ako or nataranta, i can always stop the car by stepping on the brake pad, clutch then neutral.

twice na din akong nabangga since my first drive, but i can proudly say na 'di ko fault. 'yun nga lang ang mga bystanders lalo noon, bias. kapag nakitang babae ang driver, sinasabi fault nung lady driver.

[jamie_0117]

^^^Do you have a non-pro?

^^Search it up sa internet, iba iba kase contact # per branch.

[pretinnes]

nahasa kakapractice. pero ang hirap lang talaga mag drive dito sa pinas kasi daming pasaway lalo na mga naka motor. ang tatapang sumingit! grr!

[cati]

practice lang and mas magiging malakas ang loob pag mag isa lang....pag may kasama na nagtuturo, nakakasira lang ng diskarte.....

[glowstick]

Hay naku, ilalabas ko sana yung car kanina kaso 'tong mga sisters ko, pinipigilan ako. Sabi nila "dapat may kasama ka", "mahirap ilabas yung sasakyan, si jay (bayaw ko) nga nahihirapan e". Ending, ayun, di ko nga nailabas

[sue323]

After driving school, I was still quite scared to drive. Pero nawala lahat ng takot ko when I drove my first car from Manila to Baguio with my dad. He calmly guided me, and after that long drive, I was on my own.

[juicy]

nakakainis kasi kung ramdam mo na yung kasama mo e ninenerbyos din! hmp!

[sue323]

^true, nakakapikon talaga mga ganong kasama.

[tiggerlily]

^^ actually, my courage comes from having passengers who are scared... hahaha! bad ko no? i find it funny na kinakabahan sila and the more i am relaxed. sorry but that is just how i did it. if it works for you, then good.

i never had a formal lesson except for atras-abante and the usual pangaral ng papa ko sa mga kapatid ko. i was the last to learn driving sa aming apat. i learned driving outside on my own. it's a miracle my papa allowed me to. siguro kasi may work naman ako nun, if ever madisgrasya ko yun car . i drove across metro manila - literally. from valenzuela to paranaque with my hubby (then boyf) who doesn't know how to drive. nakauwi naman ako ng buo.

hubby was so scared then sabi ko mabibitin kami sa fly over and he would need to push the car forward. hahaha! kahit nerbyos na din ako, nawawala kapag ganun e. or maybe he's the one who takes my fears away? di kaya?

@aquacharly: bump car? jk

[glowstick]

After driving school, I was still quite scared to drive. Pero nawala lahat ng takot ko when I drove my first car from Manila to Baguio with my dad. He calmly guided me, and after that long drive, I was on my own.

hay, yan ang ideal na kasama mag drive, yung kalmado. Yung bayaw ko kasi nung sinamahan ako mag drive, pinagtatawanan ako e. nung sumobra yung turn ko at naisampa ko sa gutter yung sasakyan, halos gumulong sa kakatawa. Sabi naman ng officemate ko, "wow, galing mo ha, ako di ko kayang isampa sa gutter yung kotse ko".

[V_for_Victoria]

Hay naku, ilalabas ko sana yung car kanina kaso 'tong mga sisters ko, pinipigilan ako. Sabi nila "dapat may kasama ka", "mahirap ilabas yung sasakyan, si jay (bayaw ko) nga nahihirapan e". Ending, ayun, di ko nga nailabas

Sis, practice ka na lang muna sa paglabas. Makipot rin ang garage at kalye namin, pero after lots of practice (and a long paint scratch!), feel ko expert na ako sa reversing.

[juicy]

ahahah, yan din ang problem ko! kahit gusto ko na magdrive para makapractice, reverse kasi ang uanng aggawin para makalabas ng garage! 

e kahit di iikot ang manibela, lumiliko kasi yung car!

[tiggerlily]

kung malakas ang loob mo at naka-non pro na ang license mo, wag ka na magsama ng "teacher". mas nakakadiskarte ka kasi kaysa may nagtuturo sa yo. or kung magsasama ka man e yung walang sinasabi masyado. mas nakakakaba pa kapag may passenger seat driver e. lagi kang waiting for his approval.

[ms.G]

practice everyday. ganyan lang ginawa ko hanggang sa natuto na talaga at nawala na takot ko. nakababatang pinsan ko lang ang nagturo sa akin mag drive at naka 5 sessions lang ata kami bago ako bumili ng sarili kong kotse. di pa ako marunong mag-reverse at mag-park nun kaya natuto na lang ako habang tumatagal kasi araw-araw kong drive ang kotse papuntang office.

[juicy]

^ang tapang mo sis!