get my driver's license

i might be going to the dmv in another city to get my license much sooner! i will know by friday if this will be possible. i would really like to have my license at the latest, end of august. that way i won’t have to waste money commuting by train/walking/taxi/bus.

i finally scheduled my license test, and i hate myself for waiting this long to do it, because the DMV is backed up until october. my test is on october 2. i should have did it when i got my permit like people told me, i probably would have had it by now. oh well, i can only think of it like this: more time to practice—i definitely won’t be able to fail with 3 months more to practice.

i drove home last night, and my mom and sister both complemented me on how fast i’m learning and how much better i’m getting. my license goal date is july.

so i finally went from being completely scared, to driving more and more comfortably on the roads. pretty soon i’m going to start driving to work…something i thought i would never be able to handle. i did halfway home on sunday, and it was even fun. i can’t wait until summer, where i can get my license. i will definitely be ready at this rate.

today was my first day where i stepped away from parking lots (5-15mph) and actually went around my block for a solid half hour, at more realistic speeds (20-25mph). it was very scary and i made one left turn very wide that freaked out my mother, but she made me do it again and again and by the time i was sick of going the same streets i was getting alot more comfortable. i discovered that my main problem is going to be backing up, for some reason i don’t understand it, but she’s going to start making me back up into our driveway everytime i drive around the block which will be lots of practice in reverse. i admit it was very scary when i had a car behind me, and i noticed that i was going slow because they were right up my ass, but it was still good experience for me.

i got my permit yesterday and today was my first time. i drove for about a 1/2 hour in a parking lot…and it was really scary! my mom isn’t the best teacher, but she’s trying to help me and she is a very good driver her job is to drive a mini-bus with kids all day, so i trust her to make me a good driver too! my main focus is to get a good feel for the car and the pressure needed to brake, gas, and turn. then i can do some more complex things like backing up, etc. i can’t wait to get good enough to practice on the road :) does anyone know how to become more smooth in braking especially, but how to become a smooth driver in general? my mom kept pointing out that i brake too suddenly and i start up choppy.