I’m a flightless bird if the car is to wings and ability to drive is to fly
It’s been like 1 n half week that i’m just ‘trying’ to learn driving…but still totally pathetic at it. So far as the roads are empty and without any turns or speed-breaker…i can drive fine … but as soon as it comes to dealing with traffic signals or watching out for some jerks trying to overtake my ’snail-speed’ vehicle from wrong side… I get totally panicked and would screw up totally. Probably what I’ve proved myself good at is driving my instructor crazy. 
Just the thought of that bloody red light makes me all nervous and my heart would start beating fast like attempting a record. Yesterday late evening I went out with Hubby for a driving trial in our own ‘new’ second-hand car…. and … oops! I did it again. My usual red-light screw up. As soon as I tried to make the car move, that creature totally ditched me and stood there dead, denying to get re-started long enough to turn the green arrows in red bulb once again. Damn!! I could imagine… if I was so bugged with my own self … poor chaps blocked behind me would have been so angry. Can not blame them for honking at me so loud 
While managing to drive smoothly alone seems like a rocket science challenge… I’ve also got to deal with aggressive Delhi / Gurgaon traffic. Everyone on the road seems to be in some kind of “life or death” emergency situation. My desperate honking or deeper lights seem to be totally useless :O… they gonna come in my way anyways.
So while I’m learning to deal with all these… I just wanted to scream out loud…
I hate driving, I hate traffic and I hateeeeeeeeeeeeeee traffic signals
P.S. have a look at this video… I can so much relate to it rite now
4 comments:
Aww!! Poor You!!!
I think traffic is the major reason for all your woes. Traffic is such that you are unable to gain confidence.
You know when I had bought my scooty I didn't take it to office for a month because I was scared to handle the traffic but then one morning I woke up & decided enuff is enuff and that was the day when I started using it regularly.
May be u shud forget that u hate driving and go for it ;-)
I totally agree. It would have been much easier if i didn't have to deal with the horrible and 'no mercy' traffic. :(
But some how driving Scooty / Acitva wasn't that difficult for me. Even if today I have to drive Acitva in Delhi, i think i can do it. I can feel like a part of it and handle it pretty well...but the same thing isn't happening yet with car :( . I have to consciously remember each every function and drive.
same feelings here too.. i would see a red light and my foot will go on break already.. i would start slowing down from say 100 meters so that by the time i reach the signal, it would be time for it to turn green and i wont have to stop.. coz putting it on neutral and starting again will definitely cause a dramatic situation most of the times and then ppl behind would either honk or give expressions of 'yet another lady learning to drive on the regular traffic full roads.. HUH' i would either release the clutch too quickly or forget to change the gear.. it seriously looked like a great deal :)
fully understand what u say.. n am totally with u.. i would love to drive at 5 in the morning, on delhi roads though...
~Tara
@ Tara
Yeah me too...seeing Delhi roads empty would be like a dream come true :P
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