Car Driving
Most men and boys love driving either bikes or cars, somehow since my childhood I was afraid of driving. I was sacred to death. Not that I was afraid of death but afraid of living artificially. Somehow deep down in my head I always thought I could not handle speeds. The idea that I would be in a uncontrollable situation drove me crazy. I love to seat in the front seats of a F-1 car or with someone who drives at 140 miles/hour however my mind does not think in speeds while I am driving.
It took me 12 years to ride a bicycle. I still cannot drive manually controlled bikes or cars. For me, driving a bike or car in India is not at all possible. In US,the speeds on the freeways get the shit out of me. I went to a driving school and the trainers did not leave a single day without cursing me in their minds and shouting literally while I was driving on the roads. They are not so good teachers. They did not understood me. I read lot of articles to study the phobia of driving. I felt normal when I came to know that they are hundreds of people who have similar issues.
However, with the need to buy a car has increased its importance. I finally bought a car with the intention of avoiding the freeways and driving within the streets.I bought 2010 Hyundai Sonata. Its a beauty. The car has very smooth drive, meaning even if you drove at 80 mph or 100 mph, the body does not shake.One cannot feel one was droving at such speeds. The smooth drive has eliminated the visibility of moving at high speeds. Thus deceiving my mind about the speeds and thus my uncontrollability.
I never thought I could drove cars at such high speeds. I have to thank the people around me on freeways who are considerate enough to allow me to change lanes or reduce speeds whenever I made a mistake and being patient with me. It's like a family being patient of the young children to grow and allow them to find space in the world of re-inventing things again and again generations after generations.
PS: I am enjoying the races at the signals.
PPS: If I were to give a tip, please practice cars on smooth transition cars, you will learn the driving quickly.
It took me 12 years to ride a bicycle. I still cannot drive manually controlled bikes or cars. For me, driving a bike or car in India is not at all possible. In US,the speeds on the freeways get the shit out of me. I went to a driving school and the trainers did not leave a single day without cursing me in their minds and shouting literally while I was driving on the roads. They are not so good teachers. They did not understood me. I read lot of articles to study the phobia of driving. I felt normal when I came to know that they are hundreds of people who have similar issues.
However, with the need to buy a car has increased its importance. I finally bought a car with the intention of avoiding the freeways and driving within the streets.I bought 2010 Hyundai Sonata. Its a beauty. The car has very smooth drive, meaning even if you drove at 80 mph or 100 mph, the body does not shake.One cannot feel one was droving at such speeds. The smooth drive has eliminated the visibility of moving at high speeds. Thus deceiving my mind about the speeds and thus my uncontrollability.
I never thought I could drove cars at such high speeds. I have to thank the people around me on freeways who are considerate enough to allow me to change lanes or reduce speeds whenever I made a mistake and being patient with me. It's like a family being patient of the young children to grow and allow them to find space in the world of re-inventing things again and again generations after generations.
PS: I am enjoying the races at the signals.
PPS: If I were to give a tip, please practice cars on smooth transition cars, you will learn the driving quickly.
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