It has been about 4.5 years since I last drove a car. I'm like a newbie in front of the driving instructor as I had to re-learn everything! The auto gears are not familiar to me, neither is the road nor the traffic rules!
The instructor said I'm still not ready to drive alone yet. I agreed too! :P I was very nervous on the road, it was after all many years since I last had my hands on the wheel. Last time, I used to scream out loud when I see any sudden or unexpected traffic conditions and that scared my passenger beside! Now, I'm trying to control my emotions and take cautious care not to alarm anyone in the car and I thought I was doing quite all right staying calm today. :P
The instructor is good. He's very patient and always tell me not to worry and just look ahead,not everywhere. Some takeaways from the first lesson:
- Try not to set the gear to "N" as it'll damage the ... I forgot what.
- When adjusting the side mirror, make sure you see a bit of the car body and see the oncoming car in the next lane in the centre of the side mirror.
- Slow down when turning left. I was not slow enough.
- When turning left, look 3 directions: oncoming vehicles, vehicles turning right and vehicles U-turning.
- Look far ahead and don't bother about the car distance between you and the car beside or whether you are within the lane. Looking ahead will automatically resolve the issues.
- Look at least 3x the distance of your car. This would allow you to spot obstruction early and prepare to change lane early.
The instructor led me to Sengkang, Ponggol and Seletar North link before we turned back to AMK. I got off at AMK Hub and that summed up my first lesson. Next lesson would still be on turning left and right on the road... It was stressful on the road. To de-stress, I went to get my cuppa milk tea, did some shopping and met my parents for lunch. :)
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