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Hello guys and gals,....
well as some of you MAY know, My other post was deleted due to "content being at risk of causing offence"....well do folk HAVE to read/add if they dont like what they see??
Anyways thats all sorted now, so here I am again with a new post....
NOT poker related, not research based, just me having a babble and askin for some advice....
I have my 1st reall driving lesson today eeeek. I say "real" as my hubby has been teaching me the basics, getting me to start, take of, gears etc roundabouts and the dreaded junctions too....
I ALWAYS SEEM tostall at ANY junction thouh!?!?!??!
Well I did untill i realised that if i use the clutch AND brake i will be ok.......lol
So thats it, driving lesson today, Paying this guy so i HOPE he teaches me what I need to know....
My hubby is a GREAT teacher thats for sure.....patients of a saint, and got me from wanting to get out the car in the middle of the road and just abanding the whole "learn to drive thing" ( well i stalled the car, on a slight hilled junction and couldnt restart again, despite MANY attempts, I Kept juddering, and stalling......lol... i.m.o. I wasnt ANY good and should JUST GET A BUS PASS!!!! LOL
So, the days went by, the lessons got more frequesnt and hey presto.... I was doing it.... me, smiler driving!
I felt 10ft tall when i got out the car, Confidence soaring through the roof...... expecting to have a few more lessons before my "real lesson" on FRIDAY!!!! Then i got a call, telling me there was a free slot today at 10 am did i want it, erm........... YES.
But Now im sat here, and deep in thought, should i of waited till friday? had a few more lessons with my hubby 1st? or should i go with it and just remember how good it was on my last on on monday with him.......
So, 10am, if your out and about in my neck of the woods, PLEASE be nice to ANY Learner drivers you may see!!!!
DO NOT toot your horn at them, do NOT get up behind there rear end at a junction( cos if its me, your likely to get a dent in your car LOL) and do not try scare the learner driver with any show of macho carp that I have seen so many times from other drivers when a learner is on the road and in front of there car...ITS NOT FAIR!!!!
YOU had to learn sometime too ! well Id like to think you did anyway!!! either that or your out there without a licence or test MOT insurance etc etc..... which WILL NOT be good for you if i do happen to roll backwards into your car at a junction LOL
So, my question is this....
is it ever to late to learn to drive?
what age should you give up TRYING to learn?
and any tips on how too get passed from learner to licenced driver without to much expensive lessons???
OK Poll time i think....
As some of you know, my posts are sometimes a bit long,
I HAVE thought about adding a blog, and might just do so after this.......keep a blog on all good and bad stuff that WILL happen on my journey of discovery behind the wheel......
well I dont wanna offend anyone else by adding the wrong stuff to the shed afterall...... lol
So feel free to reply, or just look for the blog ( may cut and paste this as my opening blog though,....easier to notice i guess, and saves me retyping it too !! LAZY MARE!!!LOL)
ok answer my poll, pop to my blog, read, reply what ever ...but PLEASE, and I AM ASKING YOU NICELY here....dont feel the need to pick me up on my spelling errors...... This is not an essay for Uni that im doing, its a quick typed post inbetween doing 1000 other things.....so forgive a few errors here and there please.....
Thank you for reading....
look forward to your posts or comments
Cheers
smiler......
Comments
Get a car with two pedals (you have two feet!) - clutch pedals are sooooo last century lol
Be yourself
Don't be too defensive
The brake pedal is in the middle
Red = stop
GOOD LUCK!!!!!
Note do not get out the car and throw the keys at the teacher saying you fliping(a wee edit note) take it
as i did (on my 1st test aswell) so you can workout how that whent .
10/10 smiler271
In answer to the question on how to get from a learner driver to qualified without too many expensive lessons, I would say do what you have already been doing and keep driving with your husband. This not only keeps you in practice between your "Real" lessons but also gets you used to driving different cars.
With regards to the question "is it ever to late to learn to drive" I would say no, as long as you feel comfortable behind the wheel. I have no idea how old you are but you certainly sound as though you have the confidence to make an excellent driver.
Remember too that when the time comes for your driving test, just relax. When I took my test I stalled the car at the first junction and thought that's it I have failed so I totally relaxed for the rest of the test and surprise surprise I passed lol. And if the unfortunate should happen and you fail the first time then please DON'T give up, you WILL get there.
Good luck to you and happy motoring.
Steve
Lesson went GREAT....
with in 10 mins i was OF the industrial estate and on one of those REAL ROAD thingys LOL
LOVED IT
Thanks to my hubby for all his time, patients and calming words for getting me this far.....
Next lesson on wednesday next week, I WILL get back to replying to all posts THIS EVE, just of to cook some scoff...starvin here lol
Talk soon
cheers for post
Debbie
BUT we have replaced the clutch once already....so 400 quid later, its time i go to the pro with dual control....lol
Long time no hear....how you been? well i hope, hows the tables treating you?
Keep smilling
debbie
Cheers
next time your my way give me warning....i'll lock all doors and windows this time oppose to looking on local news for a rise in shootings or cellar " incidents" LOL!!
Anyways, I was myself, poor bloo min instructors ears were bleeding i think.... I nattered away for 2 hours, poor g i t LOL
BUT The fact he was replying must of meant he was ok with it and with my driving, No teeth marks or nail impressions on dash board, no vallium taken, ( by either party) and I was hame intime to cook tea.... NO starving hubby this week either LOL wow im doing good eh....lol
Hows you? ok i hope....
had a few nice comments on this post, so i think i will steer clear from looking into my debate questions for a little while, dont want this one popped of aswell....
well, driving went well, uni starts back soon, our anniversary soon ( I chose to go camping!!! I CANNA WAIT either!!!! LOL) so all smiles on my face....
Take care talk soon
debbie
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anyways THANK YOU for your nice comment
The lesson did go good, as you may of read already....
I was on to a "real road" after a few mins, then of onto a dual carriage way too..... so i guess I wasnt as bad as i thought...either that or the meere fact the tutor has dual control and THATS the ONLY reason I did NOT stall once!!! LOL
I LOVED IT, had lots of fun and am looking forward to next lesson
as for me having a hubby, well YES and thank goodness I do.... hes a true star, taught me what I needed to know re: driving and didnt loose it once... who ever said NEVER let your family or hubby/wife teach you to drive cos it WONT WORK!! was W R O N G !!!!
Mine did a GREAT job...
Thank you for your reply
I look forward to seeing more adds to this post as time ticks by.
( I WILL add a daily post re: how its all going..... I dont expect it to be like watching paint dry thats for sure, but you may be worried you have dyslexia when you are done reading, BUT I ASSURE YOU .... its NOT you!! your eye sight is FINE it is DEFO MY SPELLING!!!LOL
Just be patient m sure you will get an understanding of how i write before to long...
have a good evening jinky
Kind regards
smiller
I THINK that as soon as my confidence grows some more, i will be ok about the learning aspect of driving and getting things in order, I do worry about the theory though..... guess its the fact that I am dyslexic and the theory is a timed test...... I do get extra time at Uni for essays and exams etc You reckon they will give me longer to do the theory? or you think thats asking to much?
I will post to this thread as often as poss, daily I HOPE and keep updated on my driving etc......
THANK YO again for your reply
have a wonderful eve
kind regards
smiller
the end of what appears to be a very positive day....
driving instructor came at 10 am, a wee bit early! ( always a good sign)
Got me to local industrial estate, and went through the paper work and cash thing.....
" what does that licence plate read?" My reply was spot on..... so he allowed me into his precious and very new car..... My feet didnt touch the peddals, and i couldnt see the mirrors.... eeeek.!!!
Seat put right, mirrors adjusted and key turned..
Foot on clutch, got the bite and away I went..... a little while later he tells me im doing great and then I remember that on the way over to the esate, he said we or I should say I " will be driving to a near by town" I Just laughed, nervously Thinking "" he will NEVER let me on a road just yet"" NEVER!!! LOL
BUT little did i know he wanst messing on, I was onto a road, approaching a roundabout "" ** OOOH NOOOO what do i do here???"*** I was then thinking wat would expoacher do?? what would he tell me to do in this situation?? Ok i managed to get myself together.... I stayed calm, kept control of the car and done it, on and of the roundabout with NO hastle....lol
BUT 45 mins later im STILL in the driving seat, and on way to a near by town, on a steep hill, stopping behind a truck... HILL START!!!! 1st LESSON!?!?!?! BUT I managed it FINE!!! LOL PHEW!!!!!
so as we continued, i was more confident UNTILL........ " right change up to 4th more gas..... change to 5th..... keep it at 50mph OOOOHHH ECK!!!
I was doing it, dual carriage way at 50mph !WOW!!! smile on my face REALY BIG!!
Heart pounding and driving along at 50... all i was able to think was " I WISH My Hubby was here to see this,.... he would be SOOOOOOO proud of me right now"
Anyway the 2 hours went by soo quick...to quick infact....
I then heard , pull over up here at the drain, 4 inches from curbside... ( oh no, 4 inches, erm, what did he tell me to do for this one?? how do i judge this again???) BUT i remembered and managed to do ( I quote) a text book stop and curbside stop...... WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
LOL
so i am sat here with my brain spinning, still smiling and ready to sleep.... its only 20:46 too sign of old age i think...lol
No work till monday either, so feet up, dvd on and chill out for the night while Expoacher battles the poker sites fluttering between 70 dollars and 130 dollars....
I THINK im all pokered out TBH, came 3rd in a freeroll in the August thingy ran on here, and then made the winnings into 105 quid..... well with my hubby advicing of course, after all we ALL know that the ONLY reason I PLAY ON HERE IS DUE TO THE BEST HAND bit on all tables... Id be lost if i didnt have that telling me hand i had LOL!!!
so, time to go chill now, and I bid you ALL a good night....
I will post more tomorrow... going to do my practice theory tomorrow, FINGERS CROSSED!!! Im gonna TRY do it with NONE of the dyslexia software I have on my laptop, and no accetates on my screen etc TRY to do it how I THINK the test centre will make me do it......
OH NOOOO Im nervous already LOL and its ONLY a practice! LOL
OK time to go now....
Thank you all for reading my post and adding to it when you have the time to do so....
Kind regards to you all
Smiller
aka
debbie
I found this on the DSA's webpage, hope it helps put your mind at rest.
Steve
Facilities for those with reading difficulties
If you have dyslexia or other reading difficulties you can ask for an English or Welsh voiceover. You can also request to have up to double time for the multiple choice part of the theory test. If you require more than the standard time of 40 minutes for the multiple choice part you will need to send in evidence of your reading difficulty to the theory test booking customer services.
Edit: There is also a whole section here with advise to driving instructors with learners who have dyslexia.
Steve
You live in a great area to learn to drive and any sojourns onto the A66 or A19 shouldnt be too bad because of all the speed cameras around.
Continued Good Wishes to you both.
Also if you check your mirror every time you change gear it becomes second nature and is enough easily for the examiner to see that you do it. Once you adopt this you won't have to worry about this part of the test.
I got caught out on my test when he wanted me to reverse around a corner. He asked me as we were driving along a road to ''pull in '' after the next road on the left. I indicated in good time to pull in but someone pulled out of the road on front of me because they thought i was going to actually turn left and i nearly hit them lol.
If you are on your test and you do anything that you think you have failed on ask the examiner politely if you can do it again.
Good luck and hope you pass.
erm, are these REALLY the same type of questions I will have on my real theory test?
it has made me a little more settled about doing it now, as for the tutor, well he said he has tought a few folk with dyslexia.... but seems to still go through things quickly, and very quick I mean too...... I know I can just stop and ask him to repeat but I think that 15 mins explaining something to me is a waist of driving lesson time..... dont ya think? He seemed to be really good yesterday, however he did take a few phone calls while i was in driver seat, one i remember ( now I have calmed down some more and my adrenaline is back to a normal level lol) was I am approachng a roundabout, getting closer and closer, NOT a clue what to do or what way to go ; I had to ASK HIM , wat way? what shall i do now? he quickly said " piggy back this car round, keep going slow and then foot on gas" LONG instruction for me BUT I DID IT!!! I was a bit scared at how close i was to the car i was meant to be Piggy backing though! I THINK she was scared to when she seen a L driver in her rear mirror lol
" so in the rare coincidence that the lady in the blue corsa who had a L driver up her b u tt on a roundabout yesterday morning..... IM SO SO SO SORRY!!!! I was told to do that!!
LOL
Thanks again for your reply
I will check the web site out today, for now I will go and dream about how GREAT it will be WHEN i pass and am able to hit the road with me in the driver seat..... im sure my hubby will be so happy to, NO more tesco runs with me LOL OR nip me to here there and everywhere.... I can go of out on saturdays while he has his mega multy tables going on, Im sure he will be cool with the quiet so he can concentrate a LOT more too lol
have a good day
regards
debbie
Malnutrition did not set in, he did not loose conciousness either, infact he managed ok......lol despite my being a neglectful wifey and not feeding him LOL
all joking to one side tho
He did do great, gave me the confidence i needed to tackle yesterdays lesson as i did....
but there again, thats him all over, ALWAYS giving me the strength and confidence I need to get through things such as driving Uni, exams interviews etc etc OH NOOOOO I best stop there or you may see a red warning triangle..." debbie getting all soppy" LOL....cough cough.... Let the Leithers down if i do that eh?LOL
Phew thank goodness I saved meself there ! pmsl
anyways, of to do some reading on driving website thingy ( note my technical terminology there?LOL)
Catch ya later
have a great day....
You wanna give him a slap for that! ;-) lol
Anyway, its all looking good, i am looking forward to my next lesson, and still practicing with road signs etc... I was HOPING to be up and running by the time i went back to uni, ( october 4th) as my brain will have SO much oher stuf going on once im back, im not sure i will find a slot for my driving instructions as well.... awe well i live in hope....
He did advice me to leave going out in our own car for at least 2 weeks with my hubby as he dont want me making any errors that cud knock my confidence back to zero.... as for the breaks etc, he only used the clutch on his side once or twice as i still havent learnt how to do it as smooth as i shud be, so to take away any " OOOHHH noooo im sorry" from me, ( I always appologise when i judder a little or make a mistake lol) so I THINK he may of used it for that reason only, never used the break at all, infact he was telling me to use the gas a lot more than i was..... never thought id be abe to drive at 50 mph EVER!!! LOL but I did... hoooorrraaaayy
Anyways I best get of here for now, I will pop back later and update this post, didnt get the chance to do my practice theory yesterday, " life got in the way" lol
But I will do it today for sure.. ill let ya know how it goes
Thanks for replying
I will keep posting thanks
Have a great day
debbie
he did do good though, i mean he got me from an industrial estate to a dual carriage way in no more than 30 mins..... thats MASSIVE for me ( imo anyway lol)
Thanks for your replies, keep em coming... also feel free to add anything you can think of that will benefit me in my driving lessons, theory OR to pass asap.....
NOT ALL women are good at multy tasking, so i wanna TRY get it done before the heavy stuff starts at uni...im going into my final year, so dissertation will HAVE to take priority over everything else, BUT I am afraid that IF I leave it TO long between essons I wont have the same confidence I had on last lesson ( ooh eck am i making any sence ere?? LOL been in sun a lot today LOL)
So, I wanna pass quic, i wanna be safe and keep incotrol, i also wanna be able to retain ALL he tells me as well as learn new stuff.... OH nooo thats a lot of wants eh!LOL
So ANY advice, tips, or tools to use would be great
THANKS
debbie
erm..... I answered this post WRONG!!! LOL
I have ONLY ever done research on here into the drug thing,
No more said on that topic PLEASE as thats WHY my last research post was pulled, due to the research topic.... so please refrain from that topic on this post please.....
Seems i got in "trouble" for doing research for my dissertation...but thats all sorted now.....driving is the topic of choice for my posts now....
Thank you for your reply
Have a great week
smiller
The theory test ( practice run ONLY)
I had a LOT right, infact over 75% correct BUT I failed my practice.... all due to me getting a small cluster wrong in one area oppose to a selection wrong in a wide range of areas.... (making any sense?...hope so)
I got the road signs right, the speed on road section right and some hasard perception stuff right BUT I DID NOT get the stopping distance from vehicle right nor the what to do in some situations such as " when CAN you cross the double white lines in middle of road" OR what to do in case of emergency.... oh well I am going to retake it this eve.....
Just popping of to cook tea now though, so i will pop back this eve ( or tomorrow) and update you all on the theory thing...
Thanks to Dragon Naturally speaking" I can get a pass mark in this theory despite dyslexia, gonna hear back from test centre about if i can use such a programme when taking actual test or have a voice over etc... fingers crossed thogh eh!
OK Cooking tea now
TATA for now guys and gals
have a great eve
debbie
1) Always use a qualified instructor - he/she wont teach you bad habits
2) subsidise with lessons with hubby (try sundays when quiet)
3) Try for a multi lesson deal normally 10 or 20 lessons are cheaper!
4) Never accept a lesson in rush hour, its a waste of time if your stuck in traffic for half the lesson.
5) Don't panic!!! Thats the instructors job lol.
When you have finally passed, it can be quite scary driving on your own with no passengers so make that first time a Sunday morning really early when there is little traffic, this will help you gain confidence!
One last point - i cant believe they wiped the drug thread, i thought it was a very good topic to discuss here and there were some very good contributions, the mods are a fickle bunch eh?