While learning how to drive a car what was the hardest part for you?

[Anonymous]

[FunkyMonkee]

I can't think of any! Learning to drive a stick. I still don't know how because no one's ever bothered to teach me. The only time I ever drove one, the girl who owned the car did the shifting while I drove. Once she got me into whatever gear you're supposed to be on the turnpike, she left it alone and tried to get a nap. She hadn't had any sleep since the night before and we were on the way to Indianapolis, about an 8 hour drive from here.
Other than that, the hardest part of driving is not listening to music when I drive because I tend to use the gas pedal as a bass drum pedal and, before I know it, I'm doing 80 mph in a 55 zone!!

[Red_Arrow]

Judging how close the car was to the edge of the road. Driving narrow, curving roads you do not have a good view of where the edge of the road is in relation to the car. The instructor opened the door while we were driving to show me how much room there was.

[susie22]

My dad taught me how to drive in a manual transmission Triumph TR6. It was pretty hard learning how to coordinate the clutch pedal with the shift lever, but I did well and passed my road test the first time. Now I've never owned a car with an automatic, and I can't imagine driving anything but a manual transmission car. It's a bit more of a challenge driving a manual in high heels, but I've become very good at it.

[Asker]

It's a nice car. And wow! You drive in high heels, impressive!

[susie22]

The TR6 was one of my dad's toys. My toy is a brand new Porsche Cayman GT4 with a 6 speed manual. It's kinda considered a "guy's car", so I really get a kick out of seeing guys reactions when they see a girl in a miniskirt and high heels getting out of the car, lol.

[Asker]

Haha you rock it for sure!

[susie22]

Thank you, I enjoy it and I really love driving a great sports car.

[Mmmariaxc]

Starting the stick car on a hill I was worried I was going to roll into the car behind me and merging onto the freeway if it’s one of those looping roads I always feel like I’m going to die. Also I’m really bad at driving when I’m pregnant like I crashed twice and nearly a bunch of times 😬

[Asker]

Did you get better at it now?

[Mmmariaxc]

Yes 👍 eventually.

[Asker]

That's great! Happy for you. I hope you and your baby were safe during those pregnancy car crashes.

[Mmmariaxc]

Yes, one car was completely crushed so lucky it was only me in there and I just had a seatbelt bruise. I have heard from other women they had similar experiences when pregnant it changes how you think or something.

[Asker]

Thanks for the info! I'll keep that in mind. And glad you were fine.

[Aerissa_Jade]

Wasn't very hard, but it is for others... I think they have a hard time learning how to drive cause they are staring down at their phones.

I imagine it is pretty hard to drive when your not watching where you are going.

As for me, I learned to drive on the farm and practiced donuts and other stuff in mud and snow, so now on the roads it is easy to drive in the fun weather.

Just have to watch out for the other idiots that are using their phones.

[melanieeeB]

My driving teacher! I swear he didn't like me and at the end I was so confused with some things cause according to him I did most things wrong and he wouldn't explain tho and I don't know he was awful

[Asker]

That sucks! He/she sucks!

[Red-Blaze]

The outher drivers
Controls on manual easy

Understanding the outher crazy drivers here is hard

[Asker]

Nice profile pic! Is it you?

[Red-Blaze]

Yes in digital form

[Asker]

Yeah, it's cool!

[AdithyaR]

Probably dealing with crazy drivers.
I learnt in my hometown where bus drivers somehow drive like everybody else on the road are expendable. It was hard to learn to cope with driving safe around that.

[AsaKyo]

Turning and backing were the hardest things for me

I'm still pretty shit at backing, but not as bad as I was when I first started learning

[DryGermanGuy]

Managing inner city traffic while obeying 754 different traffic laws.

[Ms_Facesitter]

Keeping my cool with mom screaming in my ear.
Dad was calm so the drive was less dangerous and distracting.

[purplepoppy]

Resisting the urge to mow down cyclists and hill starts.

[sunflower00]

Biting point/clutch control. It took me a while to understand the clutch

[TroyDT2]

Getting a feel for a manual clutch. Everything else was easy.

[Sparkie460]

The hardest part for me was staying in the speed limit. I like to drive fast

[Anonymous]

I remember wanting to drive 10 miles under the speed limit. Because I reasoned I couldn't get a speeding ticket than. 🤣

[AndrésC64]

I don't recall any of it being especially difficult. I learned how to drive a stick shift before I was 16. Other than that, it's basically just pointing the car in the direction you want it to go.

[Shy_Steve]

In Manual or Stick Shift, Determining what gear to be to be in for the Speed I was going.

[AbbasAlsa]

The most hard thing is driving in snow for first time because if you stop or break quickly you will slip anyways.

[FreyaRed]

Finding the balance between clutch and gas.

[TrueConfection]

Having patience to go.

[tfan1]

Damn stick shift.

[moonpie89]

Learning how to parallel park

[boredgal]

EVERYTHING.

[CAPTAIN-OBVIOUS]

Paying my first ticket

[Blackcupcake]

switching gears

[Blackcupcake]

let me rephrase… switching gears smoothly

[Fuentes]

Nothing was hard actually lol it just came natural

[18Uma21]

Pulling over

[exitseven]

Backing up.

[lottiebannotie]

The clutch