I drove with my instructor again (what a surprise!) but this time …I DROVE MY MOTHER’S CAR :O
The brake and accelerator were so darn sensitive at first and the steering wheel was so different to my instructor’s car. It was just like when I first drove her car three weeks ago. But after a few minutes, I realised that her car wasn't so bad after all. In fact, the steering wheel was better to manoeuvre and the accelerator wasn't too bad. Brake was still meh but not as sensitive as to when I first drove it. Yay! My mum's car is a lil Yaris so it does take time to build speed but at least it decreases chances of me driving over the speed limit aha.
My instructor made me drive to a shopping centre nearby and we drove around the carpark. I practiced how to park my car (my car was on an angle but at least I was in between the white lines
). I also drove on the motorway again oml (80km/hr is honestly crazy ahhh). Driving through roundabouts is getting better and my turning is great now!
Although if there's one thing I noticed from today, since I was using a new car- I was a bit more tensed because I was fully aware that my mother's car did not have a dual brake like my instructor's car. My arms were tensed as well so everytime I would look in my side mirror when changing lanes or looking at my speedometer, my arms would move the steering wheel a bit to the point where parts of the car were so damn close to another lane/car (if that makes sense?) This is definitely a thing I need to work on because I obviously don't want to drift into a different lane/car by accident.
Though I am glad I was able to use my mother's car and get used to its accelerator and brake because now this presents many opportunities beyond driving with my instructor and show my mother that- yes I am capable of driving her car. I'm hoping to drive to university tomorrow and drive to my grandparents' place this Sunday.
:)
My 16 year old cousin got his L's recently and I am turning 19 this October (wow I'm getting old). It would be embarrassing if he got his red P's before me. He lives in an area where public transport barely exists whilst buses come every five minutes from where I live. Of course, he has a lot more opportunities than me. Though he does need to hold his L's for at least a year before he gets his P's. I've had this learner's license for nearly two years now so I can pretty much take the test once I reach 120 hours. The goal is to get my P's by May next year- just a month before I have production block at film school. It will make things so much easier if I were to drive to film shoots rather than taking public transport.
A very long entry today but I'm just glad that I was able to drive my mother's Yaris.
Hours driven: 22.5 hours (day) 0 (night)