I promise you that you’re doing what every other learner does on their second lesson and it will get easier. Your brain will put it all together far sooner than you think. Have faith
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I promise you that you’re doing what every other learner does on their second lesson and it will get easier. Your brain will put it all together far sooner than you think. Have faith
That's what J said. I think he could tell I was upset over it as he rang me. I feel a lot calmer for talking to him, I just feel a bit pressured and rushed. He's going to look at getting me on his insurance in February so he can take me out to practise. I will admit that I was about ready to quit today...
Was the instructor pressuring you or were you doing it to yourself?
Probably a combination of both. I personally aren't convonced that I'm ready to tackle roundabouts, my road positioning is awful and my clutch control is an issue
But they’re the expert - and was recommended to you so hopefully is a decent instructor. They will have done this before
I think a lot of it comes down to me expecting too much of myself
Do you trust her?
Editing to add:
I've just talked this over with Ben who has had 2 lessons.
For comparison he has done:
Moving away
Normal driving position
Parked position
with reference positions for both
Should be 1m away from curb
Left hand turn, which he f*cked up "tragically murdering the curb and nearly ruining the alloys"
turning in the road no faster than 2mph
Premoving checks - doors, seat, stearing, seatbelt mirrors.
Sweetheart if you think she'd pushing you too far too fast then change. I can't recommend our BSM instructor highly enough - I can get you a local recommendation of someone with them for you from Ben's instructor? I told her B had aspies and she said it didn't make any difference because she'll take things as slowly or as fast as he's ready for.
I think so. I need a lot of patience really and I'm wondering if she'll have enough patience to stick with me before she decides I'm not progressing
Do you want me to see if Claire knows of your local team? BTW, Claire is an ex ambulance driver so perfect under stressful situations. Ben feels safe, she's lovely and I learnt to drive with BSM and Jim was an awesome instructor!
I've pretty much done the same as Ben. Maybe I'm just not ready, maybe my anxiety isn't as under control as I thought.