How did you overcome fear of driving?

[Cheesecak3]

^ I agree

[mishmish]

Since I enrolled my daughter sa summer class niya last april, 5x a week ako mag-drive, although short distance lang, I can say na nabawasan talaga fear ko.. Kaso everytime na nagba-backing (bwelta) natataranta ako lalo na kung may mga sasakyan na huminto, feeling ko star na star ang dating ko, kasi medyo mabagal pa din ang reflex ko tapos yung mga naiinip bubusina pa, lalong nakaka-panic grr.... hehe

[freelancer_babe]

^ great sis!

5x a week!!! sa isang buwan or two, magaling ka na! :-)

[ravena]

sinasama ko si mama sa pag drive. kaloka si mama. magkakahypertension agad ako. haha

[angeleigh]

Ayoko kasama ang mom ko pag nagddrive. Even when i was still learning. Either hindi siya kasama, or nasa likod siya. Nakakasira kasi ng diskarte. LOL.

Ang nagturo sa akin ay yung staff ko before, sabay kami pumapasok, sinusundo ko siya sa kanto ng subdivision nila.

Madali lang sa akin na naalis yung takot kasi dun niya ako dinaan sa maraming tao (Muntinupa) as in matetest talaga ang patience at panggigitgit skills mo. And before sa work ko, puro truck ang nakakasabay ko sa daan so nawala agad yung takot ko na mapagitnaan at makipaggitgitan sa malalaking vehicles.

Mas huli ko na sinubukan yung highway, kasi less stressful naman siya kasi diredirecho lang.

[tsutsat]

When my husband left to work abroad, mag-1 month pa lang akong nag-aaral magdrive. I have no choice kundi lakasan loob ko. I drive everyday kapag pumapasok ako sa office. Kapag hindi ako sigurado sa magiging move ko, binabagalan ko. Kahit todo busina nasa likod ko, go lang. As of today, 6 months na kong nagddrive, so far naman i can say na medyo na-oovercome ko na talaga fear of driving. Nagpapacute na lang ako kapag hindi ako makasingit sa intersection..

[chiqmom]

after 2 weeks of practicing how to drive, i guess ok na ako ngayon. hindi pa masyado magaling but i can go out alone na.

[mishmish]

^ great sis!

5x a week!!! sa isang buwan or two, magaling ka na! :-)

Thank you sis! sana nga, sana nga... My daughter's class will start na din this wednesday, so makaka-practice na naman ulit ako. Backing at parking talaga problema ko hay....

[mdy]

Last thursday, I drive from Rizal to Angeles via NLEX alone. This is after 2 months of driving. Mejo confident na ako to drive pero pag kasama ko na ang husband ko, parang ang dami kong mali/sablay sa pagddrive. Nakakababa tuloy ng confidence but I know better na, pag nanjan sya, sya magddrive

[chiqmom]

^true. I usually drive with my brother, tapos one time his comment was "bakit pag anjan si papa sablay ka lagi?" kasi nacconscious ako kapag kasama si papa kasi ang daming comment. pag ako lang, ayun ok naman.

[bdayboy]

When I got my license I immediately drove the length of EDSA.  After that experience, I feel I can drive anywhere

[twelvth_goddess]

My husband and I cant help but argue when it comes to driving. Ever since I learned how to drive, parang nawalan ako ng tiwala sa kanya mag-drive :p When I drive and he's in the passenger seat, he would always comment on how 'offensive' I am and it irritates me a lot.

[chiqmom]

^haha since i dont have a husband to comment about my driving, i guess my father took the place. he would comment a lot, as in A LOT!

[Cheesecak3]

^^ganyan din hubby ko. Kaso sinabi ko na lang sa kanya na iba iba naman ang diskarte natin sa pagdadrive.

[jals vins]

practice, practice, practice. and guts.. concentrate lang talaga. don't entertain the fear.. instead, focus on the road and on your driving. learned when i was 18, at tatay ko lang nagturo sa akin.

i was so determined to learn how to drive on my own at tinakas ko ang m/t van namin to go to the mall. it was my first time to drive alone..

[OD]

dapat yata may thread din na "how do you overcome anxiety when driving" and this directly applies to metro manila thoroughfares.

seriously, si PRACTICE talaga magtuturo then pag sanay ka na for sure si PATIENCE naman magmamando. Nakakailang talaga pag yun nagturo sayo nasa passenger seat, kahit sanay ka na. There's this uncanny sense of being ill at ease on the road when at the back of your mind, you know someone inside the car remains to know maneuvering more than you do. I dunno if it's just me or others get the same vibe.

[twelvth_goddess]

^^^Correct, even if I learned most of my strategies from him, iba pa din style namin because iba din ang route namin. Honestly, we're better off driving separately unless tinatamad talaga ko mag-drive. Minsan naman talaga I still prefer being driven around. I can do my make up without any disruptions and I can relax and not think of maneuvering my way around the traffic 

[snowberry]

Actually, I enrolled in a driving school when I was young ,but wasn't really able to practice since my brother doesn't trust my driving  when I was single. Afterwards, husband was there when I got married. Then, I got a job wherein I was asked if I know how to drive and I said yes . I didn't know that the position is entitled to a car plan ( and wow , brand new car at 20- 80% , akin yung 20% , so sino ako para tumanggi?) . So nag crash course ulit ako ng driving with my husband . Grrr, puro bulyaw inaabot ko , gigil na ako sa inis pero I need to be confident in driving  kasi may test drive bago iuwi ang car . So kailangan pumasa ako.  Remember,  I said I know how to drive during the interview so uber  TH ako . I just really need to be confident . Nagpunta kami ni hubby sa isang industrial park somewhere in Bulacan para mag practice how to use all gears of a m/t car .  Haayz, katawa nakailang ikot kami dun sa loob ng industrial zone and meron doon mga nagpi-picket sa gate ng isang company. They took pictures of us sa car, akala yata nangha -harass kami , hahha .

Anyways, I successfully passed the test drive and the company gave me the car para iuwi on the same day na pumasa ako . The next scene was si husband riding on his car, and I driving ahead. Pagdating sa stop light, bumababa pa si hubby sa car para lang sermonan ako. Grrrr!  Pero ngayon hindi na , expert na ako hehhe. Ako na nagsesermon sa daughters ko , hahaha

[Myealexis21]

^true. I usually drive with my brother, tapos one time his comment was "bakit pag anjan si papa sablay ka lagi?" kasi nacconscious ako kapag kasama si papa kasi ang daming comment. pag ako lang, ayun ok naman.

Nakakarelate ako Sis! As in pag mag isa ako ang galing galing ko mag-park kahit reverse pa yan, pero pag may kasama na ako especially kapag si hubby ayy kaloka na!

Then there was this time na kasama ko sya tapos I was going to turn right and there was a vehicle na parating pero malayo pa naman, grabe sumigaw sya na "stop" tapos ako super gulat ko pero tuloy tuloy pa rin ako.  Tapos I told him, na kapag ako ang nagdadrive tumahimik lang sya kase kapag ganun sya ng ganun mas lalo kami madidisgrasya.  Effective naman, ngayon naka-headphone sya pag nasa passenger seat haha!

So far I am doing fine with the driving andun pa rin yung fear, pero hindi na grabe like before.

[supladitang cute]

Sana ako din. I always defer enrolling in a driving school kahit may new car na ko. haay... i hope ok lang medyo nerbyosa kasi ako.. plan to enroll in smart driving school..  need to learn how to drive na kasi na pwersahan dahil the company is giving me a new car.haay... ilang hours ba dapat para matuto ang walang alam?