How did you overcome fear of driving?

[mrs.S.]

practice... at first sa parking lot lang then try sa mga light traffic areas. Then china-challenge ko na sarili ko. If sa pinas ka nag da-drive you have to be a defensive driver so yun ang nakawala sa takot ko. But here sa US they follow the traffic rules strictly so ok lang. Then traffic is so light to moderate lang so naka boost then ng confidence ko yun.

[ashleycole]

im scared of driving also pero ang father ko laging sinasabi sa kin na kelangan ko ng mag drive para di na daw ako susunduin pag umuwi ako ng late sa office at sinegundahan naman ng mother ko na ayaw nyang mga kapatid ko na lalaki ang mag drive pa kasi palagi daw walang time..hayyy, kaya this sunday mag practice na ko kahit 2nd time ko na to kasi 5 years ago nagpa enroll kami ng pinsan ko ng driving lesson pero hindi nya tinapos at ako na lang ang naiwan kaya nag stop na rin ako..gusto ko talagang matuto pero natatakot lang ako, this time ang cousin ko ang magtuturo sa kin kaya di ako papagalitan kung magkamali at may bayad naman with meals and snacks pa

[mikelly]

- know the basics in driving

- when in doubt, don't pursue

- look at your back well and have enough distance before shifting to another lane

- use your signal lights

- timing is everything

- don't forget to pray for your safety and guidance

[rics]

Its been almost a year now since i had my driving lessons and i have yet to take a driving exam to get a license. Everytime hubby says mag take na ako ng exam, i always try to find an excuse to postpone it kasi natatakot talaga ako mag drive. Driving for me is a very stressful activity, and i never really enjoyed it. Sana nga i'll have the courage to drive na, yung ibang mga kasabayan ko already have a license and are driving already, ako na lang yata ang hindi.

[Myealexis21]

I am terrified of driving! Kaso I need it for my work. Recently kasi I was told by my boss that it is required for my new assignment, grrr! I've been postponing it for two months now.  But next week I have to face the music.

Wish me luck mga Sis 

[michi247]

same here...takot ako magdrive...tagal na ko pinipilit ng mom ko and ni hubby na mag-aral magdrive, para in case of emergency, marunong ako...pero takot ako. dami ko excuses pag sasabihan na ko ni hubby na tuturuan na niya ko.

feeling ko kasi mahirap...

[serendipity1800]

hay, kala ko ako lang ang me complaint about hubby as a driving instructor! napakamainitin ng ulo ng hubby ko pag tinuturuan ako mag-drive, umiinit din ang ulo ko so ending away kami. til now di pa din ako confident na magdrive ilang months na din mula ng kunin namin ang matic car namin

[yeonsoo02]

i'll apply for a student's license tomorrow then hopefully this week din makapagstart na sa driving lesson ko. kalsada na kami agad. haha kinakabahan ako but at the same time excited din. ang nakakapagpakaba lang talaga sakin yung mga undisciplined drivers ngayon most especially yung mga naka-motor. sana makaya ko.

[michi247]

^ good luck for you, sana ako rin makapag-umpisa na. 

[slickchick]

pa-join po mga sis! i'm also in this stage right now - trying to overcome my fear of driving. nakakapag-drive na ako actually before. kaya lang, an almost-accident with a truck in C5 gave me some shock and trauma kaya napa-stop ako for awhile. now i'm trying to regain my confidence. medyo mahirap. for me, minsan hindi nakakatulong kapag kasama ko mother ko (who drives) kasi nagiging backseat driver sya na andaming comments. i know they only have good intentions, na gusto nila na makapagdrive na ulit ako. kaya lang sana, sabihin na lang nila sa akin yun AFTER we get to our destination, huwag yung before (kasi iisipin ko pa yun while driving) and lalo na while i'm driving. kung hindi nga lang nakakatakot mag-drive mag-isa, minsan, gusto ko subukan na hindi sila kasama. siguro kung magsasama ako, yung pinsan ko na hindi marunong magdrive, para maka-diskarte ako.

[crunchymyx22]

for me, i overcome this fear when i realized that everything is possible to learn, gitara nga natutunan ko ng isang buwan, driving pa kaya..also, iniisip ko din na yung mga taxi or jeepney drivers nga na di nakapagaral natutong magdrive diba.... and i always enjoyed watching fast and the furious movies
i studied my driving thru A1 but since kailangan kong magdrive from cavite to manila, i need to enhance my driving skills each day, so i let my instructor to give me more tips than usual na tinuturo nya, as in kinuha ko pa number nya if ever may bigla akong tanong sa kanya interms of driving sobrang bait ng instructor ko kasi and magaling din magturo talaga  so far, nakakarating nako ng marikina kasi taga dun ang bf ko

[freelancer]

^good for you sis. how much yung lesson na tinake mo sa A1? and manual or aumatic car ba dinadrive m? TIA

[crunchymyx22]

@freelancer- manual na altis pinadrive sakin sa A1 pero vios ang car ko kaya malaking tulong, ang cute nga magturo may maliit pang car tapos dinedemo gagawin ko, super bait pa.. 9hrs nga lang ako sa A1, dapat 10hrs kaya lang may araw na nakalimutan ko student license ko, eh hindi pwede magdrive kapag wala yun, so absent ako that day :C di naman sayang kasi madali talaga ako natuto, ,mabilis lang talaga sila magturo ng pagpapark. Malapit naman ako sa tagaytay so i went to tagaytay para magpractice ng hanging lagi, as of now confident nako magdrive kahit saan January ko nakuha yung car ko, February ako natapos sa A1 then Feb-April i went to school alone and go to bf's house @ Marikina na

[freelancer]

^wow sis how much yung course na kinuha mo sa A1? I do have a car na rin same as yours, vios. kaso up to now di pa din ako makapagdrive. parang andar andar lang na super bagal. I enrolled sa smart last month pero 5 hours lang kinuha ko. and 4 hours lang natake ko don parang di ako masyadong natuto. kaya up to now ayon yung car ko tengga sa parking namin.

gusto ko sana maghire ng personal instructor na lang. kaso wala naman ako mahanap.

[pinkk]

I overcame my driving fear(after enrolling in two driving schools with lousy instructors) after my husband keep pushing me and giving me forced driving lessons himself.
I realized he was right all along.

[anneG]

kainggit naman yung ibang girls dito, kayo pa pinupush ng husband nyo mag drive. totally opposite sa situation ko, hubby naman dinidiscourage ako! lapit na mag 1yr license ko di pa ako pinapayagan mag drive!!! kaya plan ko bumili ng sariling car for xmas para wala na syang choice kundi mag drive ako.

[showermist]

i overcome my fear of driving when i took another lesson(may lisensya na ako noon ha) and asked my instructor to get me into busy( if no super busy roads lols) roads.  and when parking, i asked him too to let me parallel park.  park in a narrow area. 

umaygad! i had to spend a $1k to gain/have that confidence on the road hahah. 

[crunchymyx22]

narealize ko , i have fears in driving due to abnormal jeepney drivers and selfish edsa drivers...kahit tama naman kasi ginagawa mo, and kahit sanay ka na, takot ka pa din makipaggitgitan lalo na kapag bago pa kotse mo... nabangga ako recently sa likod dahil sa isang engot na driver. Nabitawan daw nya yung hand break... fortunately, di naman grabe yung bangga and napagawa agad ni bf kinabukasan.

[origito]

my license is is more than a year now... but sometimes. i don't want to drive our car... kaya nga sabi ng hubby ko sya daw ang driver ko...  but once, i drove it in EDSA, it's scary... pero I remembered my A1 instructor... sabi nya "pabayaan mo lang ang mga buses na yan... papadaanin ka rin nyan at iiwasan"... and that's when i realized na pare-pareho lang kaming driver and lahat kami nag-iingat maaksidente... 

[bjgem]

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

korek! nakakasira tlaga ng diskarte...masisigawan mo lang yung kasama mo hehe...nasasabi ko tuloy na..."ako may hawak ng manubela noh!!!" hahahaha