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Fear of practice

  • 16-06-2019 8:19am
    #1
    Goose76
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭


    I’ve done a few lessons and they’ve gone well so far but obviously I need to get practicing to get test ready.

    I’m lucky in that my OH has a full license and we own a car together and I’ve friends and family who are willing to help me out also.

    But I’ve a terrible fear of going out on the roads in a regular car without the dual controls of the instructors car. I’m confident enough in deserted car parks etc but public roads without dual controls just stir up a lot of anxiety in me.

    Does anyone have any tips other than “get over it”?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,264 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    If your instructor feels you are ready to practice without the dual control back up you could maybe take a couple of lessons with him/her where they keep away from their controls. You can prove to yourself you can do it. Then with your OH, start in car parks, then maybe a short slow trip through a quiet housing estate, building up to short trips on 'main' roads, then involving junctions.

    On the one hand, it is good that you do not think you are Ayrton Senna ready to take on all comers, but at the same time, you need to get out there and to a certain extent 'get over it'. It really won't be as bad as you fear.


  • #3
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,032 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    spurious wrote: »
    If your instructor feels you are ready to practice without the dual control back up you could maybe take a couple of lessons with him/her where they keep away from their controls. You can prove to yourself you can do it. Then with your OH, start in car parks, then maybe a short slow trip through a quiet housing estate, building up to short trips on 'main' roads, then involving junctions.

    On the one hand, it is good that you do not think you are Ayrton Senna ready to take on all comers, but at the same time, you need to get out there and to a certain extent 'get over it'. It really won't be as bad as you fear.

    I wouldn't be letting someone not confident drive around a housing estate, too many things to be looking out for. An industrial estate after 6pm will usually be deserted and usually have big roads for HGVs.


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,264 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Presuming the instructor has said they are safe to do so.


  • #5
    zepman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭zepman


    So I had completed the EDT, taken some additional lessons, and had sat (and failed) the driving test once - all more than five years ago. I was far from being able to drive, had no confidence, and had given up on the idea that I would ever be able to drive.

    Earlier this year, I started taking lessons again (just had to learn how to drive!). After the first couple of lessons, I bought a car. When I told my instructor about this during my third lesson, he said that we should start using my car from the next lesson onwards, so that I could get used to the car.

    The fact that he suggested it himself indicated that he was certain that he wouldn't need the dual controls. This made me confident in my ability to drive, even though I needed loads of practice. Before this, I used to wonder how much of my driving was actually me vs the instructor jumping in to assist using the dual controls.

    So, definitely speak with your instructor about this.


  • #6
    Goose76
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭Goose76


    Thank you everyone


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  • #7
    irishgirl19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭irishgirl19


    I had a huge fear of practice. I would be shaking in the car with a sponsor and gave up many times.
    I then got my instructor to take me out in my husbands car instead of his. I got on much better than I thought which really helped my confidence. My nerves aren't as bad now when I'm out with sponsors


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