I am going for my license in a few weeks, and I am thinking back on all of the screw ups I made while driving. It's kind of funny now, and I can't believe all of the people I've pissed off. Anybody have any comical driving stories from when you were first starting?
Not at the very first time actually. I already had driving license for one week when I hit a bus. Just a little scratch, but I was so shy coz I was with my new girlfriend.
About the first week I was driving on my own... I was driving on a main street in town, and I tried to go while the traffic light was yellow, and a car in front was pulling out and I slammed on the brakes and my car shifted and I kind of scraped a car... and it was my friends car
No funny driving stories first starting out. First major accident I got into I side swiped a cop in a city car. Was not a police car but some Geo Metro looking thing. He was too low to the ground I couldn't see him in the blind spot.
Frankly little low to the ground cars should be illegal. If they don't outlaw them then they should not get pissed when I run one over with my truck. LMAO.
You sound optimistic. I have my learners permit, and it's not funny but really frustrating. My mom is a very nervous person and dad doesn't have the time to let me drive, so I always am stuck with driving with mom who constantly yells "Get over!" "Slow down!" "WATCH THAT CAR!!" "DON'T HIT THE SQUIRREL!!! " Somehow, through all that, I haven't hit anything yet...
Wierdo believe it or not your mom being that way is going to help you in so many ways as a driver. Especially if you get married to a nag. The thing is if you have not hit anything yet and your mom is like that you have pretty steady nerves and should be a good driver.
The steady nerves is from my dad. One time a car without brake lights stopped in front of us without warning, and he just calmly pulled off the road, missing it by probably an inch. When I grabbed the armrest he was like "What, no problem!" The problem is that I am getting so I never want to drive, her nerves are so bad. Also, it's too bad her car is the only one I like to drive. P.S. I am totally not kidding about the squirrel, it has happened.
You are lucky here it is deer. I have rock steady nerves. I have driving skills like a race driver and a lot of it is due to natural ability on my part. Then I drove tractor trailers and I drive in emergency situations as well as with storm intercept I drive in all kinds of rain and hail and what have you.
That squirrel was in town. Deer here are rampant. A lot of times, looking out the window at any time you can probably see at least three.
The first time is ok, but the couple of times after that I hit a lorry while reversing -_-;; then I scrap my door at my house's garage. Talk about beginner's luck (and not anymore after that...)
I feel your pain on the nervous mom. Mine used to hit the dash screaming stop when a car four car lengths ahead of me would tap the breaks. My dad was always the better driving teacher. He took me to a two lane road 20 minutes away from our house my first time driving. The road was full of semis and 18 wheelers making deliveries to the stores and I was in a stick shift. He just got out and told me to drive. Thankfully I didn't stall until I got into a parking lot
Four car lengths? My mom would be screaming at 40. And that's without them braking... One day in Driver's Ed I had a couple 18-wheelers pass me. The instructor didn't as much as blink.
First time my sister drove her and her friends wound up in ditch down the road and my parents almost hit the tow chain while she was being towed out