I'm so scared of driving please help me?

i've gone about 4 times with parents and friends and i'm so scared! i can't ever imageine myself actually on the road. i've head my permit for almost 2 years and i'll be 18 in a few months. how am i supposed to get the courage to start driving? my parents and i don't get along very well but they're the only ones who can teach me... we have a ford focus as the car just fyi and i'm seventeen

my question is: where online can i find a printable driving lessons? like it will tell you what to do on day one, day two, etc to help you to start driving. i'm pretty sure they had it in the DMV manuel but i lost mine.
help? any other advice is appreciated

Go to an open (very open) parking lot, and drive around without anything to crash into.

What you're afraid of is that you will crash into something and will receive hell from your parents and/or become injured. If you drive around an open area, you will learn that it's very easy to avoid crashing into things - because you will learn that it is very easy to handle and operate a car.

Relax. Learn the boundaries around your car. Learn to turn your head to check your blind spot. Most people don't know how to calibrate their mirrors to effectively remove all blind spots, so it's safer to turn your head to check your left and right blind spots.

When you drive on the road, don't look at the ground a few feet away from the car - look ahead 30 to 60, to 100 feet away. Your range of sight should apply with this as well - because if you look at areas that are near your car, you are prone to sudden surprises and panic (and unable to drive in a straight line).

Don't space out, but don't think too much either. Just relax. Panic is caused by a lack of confidence. Once you drive around for a good 2 hours ALONE (without your parents in your car to yell at you or your friends to nag at you or scream) in an open area you will have the confidence.

noname

Here darling. let me tell you like I told the other guy on here. Just go to the local bumper car race track, hop in and drive! You'll get all the practice you need.

Stay At Home Mom

Just remember that as a passenger in a car, you can also be injured or killed. Remember this phrase, "What's the difference?".

bungee

your not going to learn to drive out of a book DA, you need to get behind the wheel, stop thinking you know everything and listen to your parents, put your big girl panties on or please forget about driving and do everyone a favor and take the bus<

dirtytricksracing@sbcglobal.net

Then do not drive stop being so melodramatic about it.

Papa Smurf

what he said...

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