Today, the 4th October 2014 I had my first driving lesson!!! I was soooo nervous this morning when I woke up. My lesson started at 9:45 and was an hour long.
At first my instructor went through all the controls I will need to know but he said not to worry about remembering them all at once because the more I use the car the more familiar I will become with them. I drove from a near by estate all the way to a near by town, Newmarket. Each way it is about 10 miles, so on my first driving lesson I drove about 20 miles! That is an achievement.
To start with I found it difficult to work the clutch and the accelerator to change gear, but after about 10 minutes I had just about got my head around it. Changing from one gear to another I found simple as the gear box was really easy to use, its my feet I need to practice! The steering was simple although I did get a little close to the edge for a brief second but that was near a turning so he wasn't too worried. I went round three roundabouts both ways, this I found slightly tough as it was a little scary going from one lane to another, but luckily it was quite quiet as it was only about 10.20am, so I didn't get in many peoples way.
The part I really found difficult was the actual stopping as I still have to get used to how hard I need to brake and how long it takes for the car to stop. I'm sure I will get used to it though. I must remember to keep the clutch on!!
The car I am learning to drive in is a blue Ford Fiesta and was a really nice ride. I need to have the seat quite far forward because my little legs don't reach very far. I was very shocked to see the first road I would drive along would have a massive great hill in it and a main A road roundabout!
But overall I had a fairly easy ride and I didn't stall!!! I am very proud of myself! My driving instructor is really nice and I cannot wait to do it all again next Saturday! I hope I remember everything I learnt today!
Love, luck and ambition
xoCaryox
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