lesson over Mike R

mike77

Hi all , Well thats the first lesson over and done with , the instructor called and drove me to a car park, were we swaped over and it was my turn to drive , he asked me to practise my steering so we drove around the car park , left then right ( god my arm was sore , but never said anything ) then he asked if we could hit the main road ( now driving at night , I wasnt to keen but he said I will be ok , so we changed over and he drove me up to the top road ( its like a country lane ) we changed agin and I was driving with the rest of the traffic , it seemed ok until we went down this smaller country lane , it was so dark ( I dont like driving at night ) we went don another road that led to a level crossing ( thank god no trains were coming ) along main road into carrickfergus ( it was a bit scary as I kept drifting towards the kerb ( holding the steering wheel with one arm is going to take me time to master) we got home and he said "that steering wheel ball is causing you problems , your arm must be sore for you kept letting it fall down and that caused you to drift towards the kerb , but we will get there see you on Friday at 2.15pm ( great it will be light then.

I will be sitting in my car getting used to that wheel with one arm seeing how long I can hold it up.

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

tjt6768

Sounds like you enjoyed it Mike, keep it up mate...
You will be a master in no time!!!

Tony

joanlawson

Well done, Mike :!: :!: I'm very impressed that you drove in the dark on your first lesson :!: If it had been me, I would have ended up in a ditch. When I was learning to drive, I nearly did end up in a ditch on several occasions, and that was using both hands and in daylight :!: :shock: You did very well to stay calm driving down a country lane in the dark.

Joan

julie47

well done

glad the lesson went well and i am sure you will soon get used to it.

driving at night can be a bit daunting especially on a first lesson.

glad the next one will be i daylight for you.

happy motoring

juliepf x

dreamdaisy

Good for you Mike! That's a good start there, you did very well by the sound of things. You have quite a large car, yes? Learning to control the weight of it will take some practice - would your brother take you out for a few runs in the future? DD

barbara12

Well done Mike...It is know mean feat driving in the dark when you are learning.
You keep up the good work
Barbara x

tkachev

Well done Mike you did very well. It will take a time to get used to but soon it will seem easy. Get used to the car first then the traffic.

Elizabeth

dachshund

Well done Mike.
you will get there it must have been lovely driving your own car.
joan xx

mirabella

Hi mike don't know your history,but so happy for you be driving your own car.Independance is wonderfull,enjoy and good luck Mirabella

mike77

great the main roads here are clear, but my cul-de-sac still has ice and as cindy says it is like glass , was out in car sitting on the driveway , so I thought to reverse down the driveway , when I reached the end , I would drive back up, I did this with great ease , so I did it a number of times , it is getting me used to the steering wheel , I cant wait until Friday and the big test for the steering wheel ball , and the handbrake is a bit tough for me to get down , but again getting there. mike JR & Hazel were so pleased with my driving , it would be a different tale if it was mannuly and I had to use gears but Autoamatic is brill I just relax and steer the push and pull are so easy to use )( except for Gillian on x factor)

Mike R & Hazel & Mike R

barbara12

Oh Mike...I just love your enthusiasm..if anyone can do you will.
Just enjoy and dont be in a rush,
Good Luck with everything, Mike Jr and Hazel will be so proud.
Love to you all
Barbara x

trisher

H Mike

Well done. At our disabled centre we used to have a few people learning to drive with the ball on he steering wheel. They all said it was tiring to driving like that. In the end they got used do it, you will too.

Trish xx

mike77

Hi All well I reversed out of my driveway ( there is no snow or ice on the roads in the cul-de sac ,) turned the car so that I can reverse back up , so that the frnt of the car is facing down .

done this with out bumping into anything , the only thing that annoys me is the steering wheel ball it ends up tiring my arm , as I am holding it up , so tried to hold the steering wheel and slide my hand up to the steering wheel ball when I need to turn the wheel. now that seems better the real test will be tomorrow. if I cant the instructor said to call the adaption people and see if they can lower it down a bit ( but I see there is a fee if its £100.00 they can forget it I will just get used to it) or mobility can help with the cost.

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

tjt6768

£100 just top adjust the thing? I'd do it for you if I could mate
Sounds like you're really getting to enjoy having the car now.
I've missed being able to drive for the last few days due to the heavy snow here..

Keep it up, and glad you dint hit anything! LOL

Tony

dreamdaisy

I think you are due some snow today Mike so if you go out remember this: my dad used to tell me if you could hear the tyres all was OK, if it went quiet then be very alert! Do everything slowly, no sudden movements of any sort, and all should be well. Take care. DD

frogmorton

Good luck Mike Good luck

You are pretty determined to get this done quickly aren't you?

Hope the weather is ok and all goes well

LOve

toni xx