How did you overcome fear of driving?

[Cheesecak3]

Nong una takot na takot akong magdrive pero nong nag enroll na ako nakaya ko naman. Lakasan lang pala talaga ng loob.

[k_heart]

Naku, ako,parang di ko mao-overcome! Waahhhh!

[ravena]

ayoko mag drive ng manual pero yun pa din pinili ko. kinakabahan kasi ako sa change of gear kung tama ba and ayoko din maging clutch queen! 

[jillai]

I can so relate to this because i was just forced to driving due to necessity or pwede rin by force (ng parents) hehe.

Even after taking driving lessons, i wasn't too confident, i knew the hours i spent were just for the basics (10 hours lang kaya). I have this deep fear of amusement park rides..and when i went to Enchanted Kingdom, I couldn't say no to my cousins so i ended up trying all of the rides. I thought back then, if I could do it, then so could i also drive. Ayun, so I did. (sure there were literally a few bumps involved, but take it as part of the learning process..hehe)

Next, i went overseas, and here, passing the driving test is like passing the board exam, or the bar exam..no kidding! ganun yung kaba! so how did i overcome my fear here? by force ulit...kasi sobrang mahal ng transport (i.e. with driver), so ayun, driving to save on transport costs

[k_heart]

I really envy mga sisses na nakakapag drive. Marunong ako padiretso lang at dapat walang traffic. ha!ha!

[jaded1025]

^ Kaya mo yan sis! I remember yung friend ko nauto ko magdrive sa highway thinking maoovercome nya yung fear nya kasi marerealize nya na kaya nya, pero mas lalo syang natakot.

it help din kung sa car ka titingin, indi sa driver. Kasi pag lalaki ang driver, usually sisindakin ka talaga.

[Mai]

^^sis ako naman marunong pa direcjo, pero di marunong umatras hahaha magpark okay sa akin pag papasok, pag paatras park kunh san saan ako napupunta! Na weweirduhan husband/coach ko kung san daw ako pupunta hahahaha

[sachism]

Hindi ak natakot. Ewan ko ba feeling ko na overcome ko ang fear na kung ano man nung natuto ako magbike. So hanggang sa motorbike at kotse, dnako takot.

[mikelly]

I think being knowledgeable is d key. From driving to traffic rules. I think from there u can build confidence.

[con0120]

pa join...

ako last 2007 pa ako natuto but natakot ako kasi nakaatras ako ng kotse. simula nun di na ako ngdrive

ngayon gusto ko na ulit magdrive pero takot na ako...

balak ko magenroll ulit, ano sa tingin nyo?

[chinkywinky]

I just took my 10 hours driving lesson, 2 hrs per day kinuha para mas feel :-D I can say na I can drive na. Been to Manila, Paranaque, Makati, Mandaluyong at EDSA during the lessons. Lahat naman ng places na pinuntahan namin (may eskinita na maraming jeep, bikes, trikes at tao) naka-drive ako ng maayos. :-) Automatic gamit ko, ayaw ni husband ako mag manual nakakapagod daw. Confident na ko yehey!

[red_one]

^sis san ka nag-enrol?

[twelvth_goddess]

Driving hours lang talaga dapat.

[Mai]

Na overcome ko na fear kahit with swerving in q.avenue. I started driving with my coach as my guide mid november, now confident na ako, la nang kaba na na fefeel, not unless mapunta ako sa siksikang santol na madami pang makakapal na naka park at madaming tao na walang paki kahit me sasakyan na. I started driving with him on the passenger side, now sa likod ma sya umuupo with minimal supervision. Kaso my coach is my husband, ayaw ako i let go, takot sya hayaan ako magisa hahaha next namin, convoy naman, para makapag solo ako and with him sa likod in another car, para ma observe pa din nya ako. Eto husband ko ayaw ako i let go eh haha

[Cheesecak3]

Finally natapos ko din ang 10 hrs. driving lesson ko. So far feeling ko naman confident na ako. wait ko na lang ang new car

[cheskacruz]

sana ako rin ma-overcome ko ang fears... mag-eenroll pa lang ako... pag nagmamaneho asawa ko, ay sus, may mapadikit lang na bus smen, nangangatog na'ko lalo na't kasama mga kids ko...

[con0120]

san kayo ngenroll and how much?

[momentum]

when I was based in Baguio pa, nagenroll kami ng friend ko sa A1 Driving ba yun? it was 2K lang for 10hrs before. kaso di o na napractice further kasi wala naman akong car  but pa friend ko. pro I still remember yung lessons.

[freelancer_babe]

I learned to drive the family car when I was 14. I got my driver's license when I turned 18. The car I'm driving is the manual type - yung stick shift na may gears. I never got to drive those automatic types, and I probably wouldn't like to drive those for the challenge.

All the time my dad taught me how to drive so there was no need for me to enroll in any school. Probably like other dads, napapagalitan ako when I make mistakes.

By the time I was 16, marunong na akong magdrive. But I have to wait for the age of 18 to carry a driver's license. All that time I only carried a student permit and I was not allowed to drive around without my dad. Pero magaling na ako noon.

As of now I'm already driving for almost two decades and started at a young age, and I could probably call myself an expert and even better than many guys in driving (as some guys told me) and even entrust me to drive their cars. Some guards pa minsan, have given up helping me backing out on easy places, as they know I could do it without their help (kasi naramdaman nila na naguguluhan ako sa kanila, as many of them do not really know how to drive - it's easy to see which guys have that expertise).

Despite that I still have some fears.

Ang isang fear ko sa driving is yung mabitin sa mga steep na paakyat na road traffic and would have to hit the brakes. Tapos i-re-release ang brakes and hit the accelerator agad to make sure that you won't roll down so you hit the car following me. I was learned the skill pero up to now I still avoid those places na matraffic at steep ang road. My place here in Baguio have lots of these places so it's not pretty much like lowlands.

Another fear which I have which I'm trying to overcome is to do long driving. Madali lang ang long drive, and I could drive fast. My biggest worry is, kung masiraan sa daan. Hassle kasi ang masiraan with no willing hand to help. I would probably overcome this fear if I would be driving a brand new car siguro kasi ngayon, I'm driving an old car and hence, those worries.

As of now I'm doing baby steps. Pinapakiramdaman ko ang car while at the same time trying to travel to nearby provinces alone. Basta may budget pang-gasolina. :-D

And yes, I've even experienced the worst - yung nawalan ako ng preno. But that didn't stop me from driving.

Ang payo ko lang mga sis, to overcome your fears in driving, is NOT to stop driving. Stopping makes you more fearful. Gets lots of experience in driving. Do this everyday, or quite too often and you'll be a confident driver behind the wheel soon enough. Seriously.

Marami akong kilalang nag-enroll sa driving school, only to see their driving skills to waste. The driving school teaches you pretty much the basics, but there is A LOT MORE to learn when you are on the road. It's pretty much a lot of decision making, and new driving skills.

My driving skills was most useful when I have to rush my dad to the hospital because of stroke. Because of that he couldn't drive anymore. I've taken over the driving chores from him at ako na ang nagda-drive sa kanya around the city when he feels like going out. Halos nasa bahay na kasi.

The memories of yesterday with dad teaching me how to drive will never be forgotten.

[mae_s]

kakainggit naman kayo mga sis. ako ang tagal na ko naturuan mag drive, pero until now di ko pa rin ma overcome yung fear of driving. nakakapagdrive na naman ako sa village namin, and naka labas na rin ako minsan pero natatakot pa din talaga ko. nalilito pa rin ako sa pag shift ng gears, natatakot pag may kasabay ng ibang cars, and madalas namamatayan ng makina. there's this one time namatayan ako, hala, yung car behind me busina na ng busina! nataranta talaga ko! haha! sana this year makaya ko na talaga. para kahit wala si hubby, makakaalis na kami ng baby ko. hehe.