My First Driving Experience

Not many had problems learning driving in the US. Almost all my friends who had learned to drive felt comfortable in the US for its wide roads and its systematic traffic rules. Everybody to whom I spoke told me that driving is pretty easy here and it should be a cake walk. Yeah!!! I too believed that and it was ... when I was learning at the driving school. But all of them had also told me that the road test would be tough and that isn't a cake walk. So, I thought I have got to practice a lot. Also, my friends insisted me to practice well.

My friend decided to give me a ride in his car and he took me to one of the parking lots nearby and thats where the driving school also takes its students to practice. He was on the next seat to that of the driver's. Initially it all started well. He told me that I was driving well. I was encouraged and happy. After driving for a while, he observed that I was not very comfortable in taking left turns compared to the right ones. So, that was all the feedback I got from him. I was happy then because, it was not a bad comment.

Then he asked me to park the car in one of the slots. My friends who accompanied me to practice as well were standing just next to the slot where I parked the car. I was slowing down to park the car. The car was then very close to the curbs. My friend asked me to come to a complete stop. By that time, I instead of braking the car, accelerated the car. Oh my God !!! All my friends outside the car and my friend inside the car got terribly scared. My friend started yelling at me on how could I accelerate when supposed to brake. Well, the incident was not over. Since I got on top of the curbs, my friend asked me to back the car and then park it. This time, I had put the reverse gear and I accelerated again. The car came down of the curb pretty fast and again all the guys could not believe what I was doing. Neither did I :((. Oh man !!! That was terrible !!! my friends exclaimed. I was trembled too. But thank god nothing more serious happened to the car as well as to anyone else.

Well it all started like that and after having practice on a number of occasions, I went to the road test and successfully cleared that. What a relief it was !!! I was relieved to a great extent after clearing the test.

Though many were able drive so easily, it was not the same for me. I really had a tough time. But somehow got through it. All thanks to the almighty. Also, I would like to thank my friends who trained me and trusted on me and accompanying me despite those terrifying moments :)).