I Continue to Drove... I mean, Drive
Jun. 15th, 2005 06:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cassaclyzmI was actually supposed to have another lesson today, but I postponed it until next week. Things have been crazy, and my sleep schedule is shot all to hell. So not having the lesson to worry about was a good thing. This will also, conveniently, give me plenty of time to practice with mum and build some on-road confidence.
So mum and I went back to the parking lot by my old Junior High, which has a big loop by way of driveway. And I went around it, and around, and around. I feel like a nascar driver. (But hey, my left turns are spot on!) The loop is also on a hill, so mum had me stopping and starting out on the hill, to get a really good feel for the clutch.
And then I drove us home! In the standard! Yay! I only stalled us once, at a four-way stop near the start of the trip. (I think I know why I did it, too - I had driven these roads in the automatic with my instructor, so my brain clicked me into driving-an-automatic mode. I temporarily forgot about that whole "you need the clutch to come to a complete stop" thing. Oops.)
I faced oncoming cars and did not fear. So there.
So mum and I went back to the parking lot by my old Junior High, which has a big loop by way of driveway. And I went around it, and around, and around. I feel like a nascar driver. (But hey, my left turns are spot on!) The loop is also on a hill, so mum had me stopping and starting out on the hill, to get a really good feel for the clutch.
And then I drove us home! In the standard! Yay! I only stalled us once, at a four-way stop near the start of the trip. (I think I know why I did it, too - I had driven these roads in the automatic with my instructor, so my brain clicked me into driving-an-automatic mode. I temporarily forgot about that whole "you need the clutch to come to a complete stop" thing. Oops.)
I faced oncoming cars and did not fear. So there.
