No! And once again, no! All this for you is your favorite car and driving the car. Practical advice will help you, ladies and gentlemen, to cope with the problems of the beginning of the "automobile life", which, I will tell by secret, is familiar not only to women.
First tip: get in the car, start the engine and drive ... alone. After all, you already went by yourself, even with an instructor, you passed the exam to the stern traffic cops. Yes, someone nearby will act encouragingly, but hoping for someone, you will not gain self-confidence. Calm down, first solve less complicated problems than to go on a busy highway. Solve problems first, with which, as we will see, you will manage quite now, and you already can.
So, the second practical advice on driving a car: first, practice away from noisy roads. Where? At least inside your quarter, and preferably early in the morning or in the evening, when people have already returned from work. Machines are few, around quietly. Forward! Just do not forget about the carefree kids, the young bikers, the slow-moving old women, drunken pedestrians (alas!), And of course, about the four-legged friends of a man who suddenly may be on your way. Be ready to slow down in time. And do not be angry with them. Calm, only calm ... and patience.
Be sure to practice in the parking lot. For this, you can use any safe objects (car tires) or landmarks (for example, bushes on the roadside). Learn to use the side mirrors. They help to objectively assess the distance from the car to the curb, to other machines. Irreplaceable mirrors when leaving the garage and driving into the garage. By the way, you can not hurry, and it is not a sin to take advantage of the help of a husband or girlfriend at first.
Also - try to cover your eyes for several seconds during your training "races". This will help you not to panic without a panic, when, for example, you are blinded by the headlights of the oncoming car, or the windshield will flow with a stream of dirty water from under the wheels of the truck.
Soon, very soon it will bear fruit. You will learn not to confuse the pedals, without hesitating to switch the speed (if you have an automatic, let them envy you), use all the other levers, handles and knobs. If you want to learn how to use a mobile phone while driving, then ... I do not know, I do not know. It will come later by itself. Do not forget only about what is said about this in the Rules of the road.
You will learn how to feel the dimensions of the car, automatically determine how to part with the oncoming car on a narrow road, when to brake, so as not to enter the car stopped in front.
You will learn to park, which in the conditions of our cities is simply vital. This is an important element of driving skills. I will tell you a secret: not all self-confident men know how to park normally. In time, you will see this, and perhaps you will become an ace of parking. So do not be embarrassed by mocking looks, if at first you do not get everything as you would like.
The third practical advice. Create yourself comfortable conditions for driving a car. Clothes should not interfere with the movements of your hands and feet, adjust the mirrors in advance for easy viewing. And, finally, overcome your chaos: be careful, collected, but at the same time get rid of excessive tension.
Do not be afraid of oncoming cars, including buses, trucks and mastodons - vsedorozhnikov. If you drive within the limits of the strip, and the counter car correctly moves on the, it will not touch you in any way. Any driver, like you, will do everything to avoid a possible collision (God forbid). This is not an excuse to go with your eyes closed, but you do not need to shy away from the oncoming cars.
However, during one-way traffic jams, some drivers sometimes attempt to go to the oncoming (your) lane. We must be ready for this, and even better - do not take in such cases the extreme left row.
Be patient in traffic. It is better to yield to the persistent: let yourself squeeze into your series. So it's calmer and safer. But here, too, you need a sense of proportion. Remember the Rules: if you are on your lane and do not change the direction of movement, everyone should let you pass.
Be sure to keep in mind that buses and large cars have "dead" viewing areas. Always be prepared for the fact that a bus or truck can start to rebuild right in front of you. But you should not miss all the trucks in front of you. Here you need to know the measure. If the speed of the car is much lower than yours, and she tries to get in front of you in your row, wink him with headlights: let him miss those who are traveling faster. And vice versa, do not try to reorganize into a different row, where everyone rides at a higher speed. And, of course, it is absolutely unacceptable to slow down the traffic after rebuilding: they can "drive in" you or scold (rightly).
Do not brake before rebuilding in another row. Rearrange in advance. You will avoid an unpleasant situation when you stop before the crossroads, trying to "break through" into the right row and blocking the row in which you are "stuck" while listening to "favorable" reviews about the style of your driving.
Take into account the driving style of the one who drives the car in front of you, or even better to keep the field of view of the car in front of it. This will help to slow down in time or, for example, to increase the speed.
Also: do not rush to leave the intersection of the first. Do not pay attention to the beeps of impatient drivers, if you do not violate anything. Make sure that the right and left have completed their maneuver. And do not "gas" for no reason.
Important: about speed. Create for yourself a comfortable speed. Of course, it should be changed according to the situation, but there is some average speed for each driver, which determines the style of its driving. The main thing is the confidence in driving the car at a convenient speed for you. If you prefer to travel more slowly, use the right rows. But regardless of your preferences, always remember, the safest speed in a particular situation is the average speed of the flow of machines in your row.
Additional advice: in advance, consider the route of your movement. This will help to avoid unpleasant situations, when in time you do not have time to restructure or turn.
Read the rules of the road. Believe me, adhering to the Rules even where it would seem that their observance does not make sense, will save you from unpleasant situations and more serious mistakes.
One of the most important rules: the rule of "three D" (give the fool the way). A fool will find his own accident. And you show patience and patience, and let no one and nothing overshadow your mood.
So, go ahead, dear ladies. Good luck on the roads!