Today i was almost in a accident?

Dimo J

" .... i looked left but not right .... "

And you nearly got nailed from the right. You are supposed to be scared. It is good that you have lost confidence. It is when you stop being scared that you will have your collision.

You need to look. You need to look behind you. You need to look to both sides. You need to look ahead -- FAR ahead. You want to track the vehicles behind you, whether they are gaining on you, passing you, turning off and no longer a threat to you. You want to check every incoming path. Doesn't matter if there is a red light or stop sign -- if it is physically possible for a vehicle to hit you you need to be watching for it. As you pass each incoming path, look for incoming vehicles that you may need to include in your ongoing check of vehicles around you and what they are doing. Check your path ahead, far ahead. Traffic slow downs? Lights?

Only a fool is not scared. Being scared means not taking stupid chances. Being scared means seeing and avoiding the hazards. It is not being scared that will kill you.

mrlizard8

.....ummm....look right next time, that experience will have burned the habit into your mind quickly, trust me, besides yahoo answers is not the place to come for support in building your confidence backup.

Friendly Stranger..

Well, you are going through something that most if not all new drivers experience. The purpose of your driving instructor is to make sure that you are employing the safe driving techniques. So be thankful that they pressed the brake on their side of the vehicle to slow you down.

Now as it relates to your near accident, the key here is to slow down, and pay attention. You aren't experiencing anything that other beginners haven't. You will make mistakes so don't be discouraged about that. Things happen, just be glad that you are fine. But my suggestion to you is to always look both ways when you are crossing an intersection. If you are approaching an intersection and you are waiting for the road to clear, don't just look one way. Always pay attention to your surroundings. Had the accident happened, it would have been your fault for going out into traffic. As far as how to overcome your fear, the best thing to do is practice. Keep putting yourself in situations where you will get comfortable. You had a near accident, but you need to learn from this. Don't give up. Learn how to pace yourself and pay attention to the whole road.

NvrMnd smart1 its over ur head

Sounds like you should pay more attention.

jumbobret

Just slow down take your time.

bungee

If this is your normal driving please tell me where you live so I never go there<

emucompboy

Get a motorcycle instead.

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