Got license but no confidence to drive

[Vextan]

I think our aunts don't want to drive for the same reasons.

 

Don't know about you folks, but my life cycle as a driver is something like this.

 

Drive very cautiously at first ----> drive faster as confidence grows ----> Too much confidence leads to near accidents ----> drive a bit more conservatively because of near accidents and desire to save gas.

ha ha, i think we and many others i believe go thru the same phases of driving. lol.

[Vextan]

I wonder how many drivers out there remember how to parallel park.

 

I was at the Ngee Ann City basement carpark on the weekend, as usual, quite full, but I saw an empty parking lot just outside the escalators, for those who know it, it's a pretty small lot as compared to the other spaces in that carpark and there is a pillar and a kerb nearby making it quite narrow to maneuver.

 

I saw two cars (one merc, e class and the other a 3 series) try to park, but after a few to-and-fros, they both gave up (male drivers btw, not uncle, maybe 30's or 40s). Then I saw an Altis come along (surprisingly) she managed to get in first try!

 

For me, I could easily have made that cos I'm an internet hero, but how about for the rest of you, is parallel parking a skill you still have?

hao lian.

[Drive_carcar]

When I got my license and shortly thereafter my first car, I went through the whole thing. Driving slowly, being horned at, near accidents, and then now being able to drive as naturally as walking.

 

Driving is not just about being able to operate a vehicle proficiently. The confidence to handle whatever situations on the roads only comes from experience. And experience is only gained when one has no choice but to bite the bullet and drive.

 

Some ladies tend to give up too easily at the slightest setbacks.

[Babyt]

quite true. after few near accidents, red light and also getting older (cannot endure sudden shock okay)...i am driving slower and more carefully.

 

last time i can stick lane 1 more than 100KM all the way...nowadays mainly lane 2 below 100KM..

[Vextan]

actually driving is one of the most easy skills to acquire. look at old lady and old man, they are still plying on the road. if they can, anybody can.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Vextan

[Jamstart]

actually driving is one of the most easy skills to acquire. look at old lady and old man, they are still playing on the road. if they can, anybody can.

Huh?????

[Nolicense]

I can't say its very easy skill to acquire. psycho-motive skills (right word?) like kicking ball, balancing, predicting where a ball will be when its moving, all this coordinating skills require mental agility and eye-hand-foot dexterity.

 

add to this, the need to remember routes or street directions and navigation, and watching out for danger and other moving vehicles and pedestrians, I think driving has a lot of details to pay attention to.

 

But those who do it everyday should be natural and hardly pay too much attention to all the mental processing that is taking place in their heads. I think driving is quite an amazing skill really.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Nolicense

[Vextan]

Huh?????

sorry should be plying, not playing. obviously.

[Trader88_sg]

Auto. You have lobang?

[Thypig33]

When I got my license and shortly thereafter my first car, I went through the whole thing. Driving slowly, being horned at, near accidents, and then now being able to drive as naturally as walking.

 

Driving is not just about being able to operate a vehicle proficiently. The confidence to handle whatever situations on the roads only comes from experience. And experience is only gained when one has no choice but to bite the bullet and drive.

 

Some ladies tend to give up too easily at the slightest setbacks.

 

What i feel is that driving is not just knowing how to operate the car itself, but it is through the building up experience of critical judgment when driving. I can know how to drive straight, turn left, turn right but i stumble when you put me at a junction.

 

Confidence will allow me to make my first step, my decision and judgment while driving will bring me to my destination..

 

One habit (bad or good i am not sure) i have is that when i am a front pax in other cars, i will observe and imagine what i would do if i was driving, to accelerate or brake etc.. This is what i would encourage other P Platers to do as well, start by judging how much to accelerate, turn, before getting behind the wheels..

 

Thats my definition of FUN in driving, maybe some will object to that but yea peace

[Trader88_sg]

hi

 

ur wife looking for manual or auto Nissan Sunny?

 

Sorry, previous reply is not quoted...

 

Auto gear is OK. You got lobang?

[Drive_carcar]

Actually it's the human brain that is so amazing really. Something so super complex, and many of us are doing it like second nature.

 

Cars that drive themselves are still pretty much sci-fi for now. It's near impossible to program the fuzzy logic required, to take in an unknown number of variables into a decision making matrix that is reliable and safe for driving, especially in an urban / city setting. It's easier to program auto-pilot for ships and planes, because for their settings, there's only a fixed number of variables to track, but in an urban / city settings, you just never really know.

 

So thankfully, because of the complexity and near imposibility of auto-piloting a car, we are not deprived of the pleasure of driving a car.

[Sammy_koh]

u sure anot. u claiming bragging rights here i guess?

[Little_blue]

kinda.

i got the driving instructor that's female.

but she takes mainly manual. i'm sure it can be arranged for her to take auto too, since her hubby got auto car =)

 

PM me if u're still interested

 

 

[Sammy_koh]

on top of tat.

 

how cum u stay there so long 2 observe 3 cars trying 2 park into tat lot?

u took as much time 2 park into another nearby lot as well?

[Nolicense]

true that its complex, but still human mind makes mistakes.

for novice its understandable.

for long timer, sometimes the brain just ignores or blocks certain information fom being processed in order to speed processing of decisions.

 

it is because computers do not block out certain information that it is possible that they make better drivers than humans. its all a matter of time before computers take over driving for humans. so dun be too happy yet.

[Drive_carcar]

true that its complex, but still human mind makes mistakes.

for novice its understandable.

for long timer, sometimes the brain just ignores or blocks certain information fom being processed in order to speed processing of decisions.

 

it is because computers do not block out certain information that it is possible that they make better drivers than humans. its all a matter of time before computers take over driving for humans. so dun be too happy yet.

 

For somebody who still drives a manual, that will be a sad cold day.

 

But you are right in that human minds commits errors, however in many such situations, human minds are also quite good at correcting and recovering from errors, and learning from experience. And then there's the power of intuition that has never been successfully replicated with computers. Which is why the best chess player (for now) is still a human.

[Chrispie]

it also depends on what car you are gg to drive.. i drove for 10 years already.. but if you give me say.. a lambo or ferrari.. i dun think i dare to drive..