18 afraid to drive

I say ride your bike from the moment I got in a car crash cuz some drunk guy thought he could drive and I flew into a familys car and both their children died I sold my car and cut my licence in half.

by the way i felt the same way about driving

ITS NORMAL

I thought that on my first time driving on a road I would crash and kill everybody in the car by accident. XD

do what i did when i started no mater if i was at fult i.e made an sudden stop and cause the guy be hinde me to rea end me..i just made it his fualt..i jump out and said look at this if you wasn't tail gating me would would of had time to react and go around..yep that what i did

Dude i feel your pain, im 18 and im scared to do anything that involves social things, thats why im diagnosed with Agoraphobia, idk it sounds like you might have it just because you said youll feel humiliated and thats the main cause of agoraphobia, but maybe youre just nervous? i wouldnt know, but do some research. and if you think you are the doc's might give you some ativan or something to make you calm around things like that, i know for me im pretty much house bound...sucks.

Are you the same Boo Radley-esque person from the other story..?

Anyway, I'd like to recommend a site to you:
www.hikiculture.com

You may find some things that you can relate to on there. I know I did. I've neglected it since joining due to exam retakes and just wanting to be alone and not talk to anybody, but it's a great site.

I hate stuff like this too. I'm currently learning how to drive and I have come away from lessons which have gone particularly bad feeling like shit, but I've gotten used to it now and it's not so bad. I can sort of drive now. Still unsure as to when I'll take the test, but that another matter. If you find a good, kind, confidence instilling instructor (mine isn't too confidence instilling all of the time, but I can deal with her...), then you may be in for a pleasant surprise. It'll be good social practise especially since it's one to one and easier.

On a more unrelated note - every rational person should be afraid of driving. Trapped in machines whizzing around at 60mph...it's so easy to forget how dangerous it is. I guess that's not exactly making you feel more confident about driving, sorry, but it's good to keep that in mind. Besides, being especially aware of safety is a good way to do well on a driving test.

I have never had a car just a motorbike, its great fun. Its not hard, its pretty easy, people understand that there are new drivers on the road and they are used to waiting for people, cars have to wait around in traffic jams all the time. People will respect you if you drive slowly and safely.

Its an easy social situation, you can wave at people when they let you pull out or flash your lights to say thanks its good fun. There are bad drivers out there as long as you drive slowly and safely they should not be a problem.

I think everyone feels nervous that they will screw up and make a fool of themselves when they first begin to drive. Start out small and drive around your town or your neighborhood. Over time, you'll gain more confidence. Have a close friend or a family member ride around with you. You can do it!

yeh u might crash and die. oh well shit happens

(keep in mind i just snorted 4 aderal)
it sounds like your afraid that people are going to say,"get the f*** out of the road! This guy cant drive worth s***!". or your TOO afraid of embarrasment.

you could look at it two ways.
1. you could try to have the mind set/understand that people are far to open-minded to judge the way one specific person does something.
2. Try to think, those people that would say, or think of you like that, are insecure about themself so just try to ignore them. and know that your better than them where it counts:) (thats on the inside)