I'm not a very good driver but I'm ok in a small vehicle. But I suck driving a larger car?

[Anonymous]

So sometimes I feel like I'm intimidated by larger vehicles. Is there any way to get better or get used to driving a larger car? I feel scared driving one so I stick to smaller ones

[Lliam]

I got my driver's license in 1970. That was when most cars were like land yachts.
This is the model of my first car. It had been my dad's.
So driving big cars, parallel parking, etc., was second nature to me.
I LOVED that car! I christened it The Bismarck.

Several years later, I bought one of these for myself
https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/premier/22/6707/129403/1920x1440/1972-chevrolet-el-camino-pickup

I guess the key is, if you drive a larger car you get used to it.

[SnowedIn]

Exactly what you said: get used to it. Drive it. Go out on the roads at a time when there aren't a lot of cars and practice it. Just drive. Then spend time in a big parking lot when it's empty and get used to maneuvering in small tight spaces and parking it. The more you drive the large vehicle the better you'll be with it. At the same time your confidence will increase and that will further help your ability.

[Asker]

Thank u

[Anonymous]

You should take the Secret Service's defensive driving course they put you through all the hardest maneuvers and you're an expert driver when it's done. I think the Top Gear TV show also has a course like this.

[GoingNooWhere]

With practice you get used to them. However if you feel most comfortable in smaller cars stick with driving them

[Asker]

I do feel most comfortable in smaller but wish I wasn't so scared of larger

[GoingNooWhere]

They are scary

[Likes2drive]

Just keep practicing in larger vehicles, just remember they need wider turns and more room to park. I have been driving tractor trailers for 27 years so when I get into a car it’s seems so easy to drive around no matter how big it is

[Asker]

Well no way I could ever drive them. I'd freak out bad haha. But I just mean larger cars

[Likes2drive]

I do see women drive trucks but it’s not very often and quite rare, seems like a lot of them are the manly type 😊

[bowenw]

If you aren't comfortable asking someone who owns a larger vehicle if you can practice driving it, you could try a driving school.

[Asker]

No I have access to one but I'm always nervous so I don't like it

[Billlewis]

I was kind of the same way when I used to drive a lot.

[Asker]

How did you fix it?

[Billlewis]

You just learn how to gauge the distance between your bumpers and the area around them. You'll get used to it after a while.

[Asker]

Thank u

[molonski2]

Its pretty simple it really is just practise , you will get used to the size of the car , driving is driving , you will get the feel , its a confidence issue.

[Friendlybro79]

Yes there is a way to get better. You gotta drive bigger cars more often. You'll get better with practice.

[Anonymous]

Its probably best for you to stick to smaller cars.

[Asker]

Well I do mostly but was hoping to get used to larger ones

[Opinion Owner]

Do you know anyone who owns a bigger vehicle?

[Asker]

Yeah

[Opinion Owner]

Ask them if its ok for you to drive their vehicle.

[Asker]

I do but I'm nervous so I was asking if there's an easy way to get over that haha

[Opinion Owner]

The only way to get over that fear, is to embrace it.

[Asker]

Was afraid you'd say that hahs

[In_Trance]

So practice