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Learning to drive? (lemmy.one)
submitted 1 year ago by Sentinian@lemmy.one to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Hello lovely people,

I was wondering on how yall learned to drive. I have been struggling with it and been getting quite discouraged. It seems all so overwhelming. I also feel pressure since the car I drive was a gift from a family member that I don't wanna disappoint. Im 20 and I feel like if I don't learn this I'll never be able to get any further in life

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[–] kerneltux@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cars & I don't get along...at all. I started learning to drive when I was 15, couldn't get my license until I was almost 20 because of repeated test failures.

Every single car I've owned died from either a major accident (most likely due to sensory overwhelm), or mechanical neglect. The last time I stepped behind the wheel of a car was at least 8 years ago. I've been using mostly public transit & occasionally Lyft/Uber.

I don't regret my decision to give-up driving, the amount of anxiety & what-not has dropped tremendously. You could liquidate & offer me all of Elon Musk's & Jeff Bezos' assets, and it would not be enough to get me to drive again.

[–] Cosmic_owls@toot.lgbt 2 points 1 year ago

@kerneltux @Sentinian This so much. I would gladly skip the fortune too. I started trying driving at 19, tried numerous times and am just now at almost 35 getting behind the wheel again. It absolutely terrifies me. The sensory overwhelm is the worst.

[–] Sentinian@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps this may be the best choice for me. I definitely have pressure from family and peers to learn however so its stressful either way, but I would rather stress then physical danger