I don't know about you but driving lessons were one of the scariest things I ever had to do. I was so incredibly nervous and flunked two tests because I was on edge (and made silly mistakes). Nonetheless, I was a good driver during lessons and practice and was completely determined to pass and pass quickly. It was third time lucky for me and at age 17 and 7 months old I was on the road. Driving away from the test centre for the last time was the best experience.
After I failed my first two tests I decided to change driving instructors. Turns out that was the best thing I could have done. Although my nerves were a large part of the problem, my new instructor gave me bags more confidence and really got the best out of me. I started to feel far more at ease with the whole process. It's so important that you find a great instructor!
RED Driving School asked me to share a little info with you. It's wonderful to use this blog for good purpose and raise awareness about RED's ongoing commitment to road safety. You've probably seen the RED cars around your town. I know I have. RED Driving School believes that road safety is paramount and is committed to working with organisations, including the road safety charity Brake and young people (in particular between the ages of 17 and 24 who are more likely to be involved in a road traffic crash than any other age group in the UK). I think it's pretty cool that RED are so focused on road safety. What could be more important, right?
I don't wish to be a scaremonger, but I see accident scenes every other week around the roads near my home in Manchester. Yesterday I was delayed coming home because of an horrific crash. There was barely anything of the car left. I can only imagine the condition the driver was left in. Road crashes are the biggest cause of death and disability among young people and many are killed or hurt in situations that they could have avoided.
Both RED and Brake will teach you great road safety. Take a good look at their web sites for advice. Stay safe guys!
I don't wish to be a scaremonger, but I see accident scenes every other week around the roads near my home in Manchester. Yesterday I was delayed coming home because of an horrific crash. There was barely anything of the car left. I can only imagine the condition the driver was left in. Road crashes are the biggest cause of death and disability among young people and many are killed or hurt in situations that they could have avoided.
Both RED and Brake will teach you great road safety. Take a good look at their web sites for advice. Stay safe guys!
This post is sponsored by RED Driving School. Read my disclosure!
Thank you for doing this post. Im so glad you started driving at such a young age and are still good at driving. I started learning at the age of 21 and then i gave up because my intructor was horrible. He shouts everytime I made mistakes and then after that I just never borthered looking for another intructor. Another thing im scared of going through is failing my test, I know that is life, but its a horrible feeling. But hey, its all practice right. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the pic at top of post, not a driving type of girl myself; driving doesn't appeal to me and careless drivers really annoy me. Perhaps I was meant to be chauffeured around lol! x
ReplyDelete@Kirsty - don't give up! Just try to find a good instructor! Not all instructors are great! And don't be scared to fail a test - most people fail at least once nowadays :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that this post was a road safety announcement! I was horribly scared when I read the title that you'd been in an accident! Glad to see that you haven't! And thanks for reminding us all to stay safe, it's easily forgotten in this busy world x
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I live in the States and just about every kid starts with their temporary license at 15 and then gets their license at 16. I failed my first test because of parallel parking but being able to drive for me is on my top 10 best things; having freedom. I also live in the suburbs so we don't have public transportation like taxis, subways, or buses.
ReplyDeletei havent started learning yet but after reading this post i think i will consider going with red now. great post!
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Em X
I was the same with driving and only learned at 20 as i was a nervous wreck and took a lot of courage to book my first lessons. I did the same and flunked 2 tests due to nerves and silly mistakes but i went with RED and my instructor was fab!
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I passed first time but after a mini accident & 4 years of no driving whilst at uni, I had to take lessons again to boost confidence!
ReplyDeleteDriving is pretty scary huh x