scared of driving???

I don't really like driving either. You can never trust other people on the road.

Edit: Also, a reason a lot of teens die driving is because.

A) They drink

B) They're stupid

C) They don't really pay attention and they don't follow the rules (speeding..)

And after driving a few times, you will get less and less nervous.

I was like that too way back when I took drivers ed, and I'm still alive now... :)

I was very scared before my first lesson, but once I got in the car, I loved it =D Sure, there are risks, but if you analyse the risk attached to anything, you'd never leave your house.... And even in the house, you're still not 100% safe.

I passed my test about 15 months ago, couldn't even begin to count how many miles I've done, but it's easily in the thousands, and the only accident I have ever had was when I accidentally took a corner too tight in a car park and rammed the side of my car into a metal pole =P No serious damage. Cars are designed to take damage with minimum injury to drivers/passengers.

I think that if you are a careful driver, you don't really have anything to worry about. And driving gives you so much freedom.

I was scared too.

But roadtrips with friends are amazing.

Seattle to LA was my favorite.

If your that scared, oyu can avoid it, but realize that to not do it and leave a good life with a better job, you're gonna have to live in a city with a strong transportation system, like NYC.

Driving is fun once you get into it. It just sucks in state like CT & MA cuz everyone drives like they are 60 years old. NJ/NY drivers are much better (NJ > NY drivers)

hello. i just wanted to know what everyone thought of this. I am 15 ..gonna turn 16 soon and my parents are making me do drivers ed. The only thing that bothers me is that i am scared to drive..like dead scared. I know lots of family members and close friends that have been killed in car crashes...i just dont want to drive. I would rather do something else. I have my learners permit so when i am FORCED to drive with them..i get all nervous, sweaty, shakey...its terrible. all my friends are all excited to drive but im the only one that isnt. I would rather now drive my whole life but my parents are forcing me to drive and not listening to me. everywhere u go..people talkin about car crashes is the leading cause of death in teens...so why should i even drive then. If they say that a 100,000 teens are killed in SKYDIVING every year...would u go do it...I DOUBT IT....so why make me drive??????? and is being scared normal at all??ianp_91

im 15, getting permit by the end of summer, i a wee bit nervous just because im also a bit scared to drive.

Driving is fun once you get into it. It just sucks in state like CT & MA cuz everyone drives like they are 60 years old. NJ/NY drivers are much better (NJ > NY drivers)

Yagami-Iori

I think you got that the other way around

Well, at least this thread proves i'm not the only one.HandsomeDead

I think almost everyone is when they first start driving. It's natural.

I was nervous at first...but it's really not that hard after a bit of doing it.

I got my license a week ago and I love being able to drive places by myself.