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On a scale of 1-10 - How hard do you find driving?

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Only passed last week! and towards the end of my lessons i'd say a 7... but now i've passed I so scared! so a 9/10!! but generally peoples tend to relax and forget half of the standards the we should be doing so it doesn't seem that hard >.<

10, I hate driving.

Actually operating my car: 3/4 (it's old, clutch needs to be depressed all the way in or CRUNCH and to do this you need to push off the seat with some force, brakes are non existent too)
Using the road: 3
Unfamiliar: 7

There's this one mini roundabout near where I live, and it's stupidly small and always incredibly busy, and no one knows when to go, literally.

Reply 23

username602583

1 if it's a familiar area, low traffic. Increasing up to about 4 depending on the traffic. Then increasing up to 7 depending on familiarity.

Reply 24

Ice Constricter

Original post by TheCurlyHairedDude

Did you not learn, this is not a good trait you should hope future employees don't see this. Making the same mistake several times is very bad.

She mentioned her instructor, so from that you should guess she's still a learner.

Reply 25

Stilo

Do you guys think it's difficult because most cars in the UK are manual transmission?

Reply 26

rofflewaffle

With instructor - 4
With my dad - 10 on a good day. Nightmare.

Reply 27

Learn4

have my first driving lesson next week and hopefully it won't be 10!

Reply 28

sarahthegemini

When I was learning, about 74. Now, probably a 2 :tongue:

Reply 29

Cephalus

Original post by james1211

Depends, is the scale linear or logarithmic?

Well it doesn't matter as they are both increasing functions =/

Reply 30

TheCurlyHairedDude

Original post by Ice Constricter

She mentioned her instructor, so from that you should guess she's still a learner.

Doesn't matter.

If you lift the clutch up too quick, and your instructor tells you to lift it up slowly, why would you still continue to lift it up too quick lol?? It's mind boggling!

Reply 31

Ice Constricter

Original post by TheCurlyHairedDude

Doesn't matter.

If you lift the clutch up too quick, and your instructor tells you to lift it up slowly, why would you still continue to lift it up too quick lol?? It's mind boggling!

Despite how illogical it may sound we can't forget that not everyone's the same. Under pressure some people remain calm and collected while others get into a panic and forget everything they were taught. That's life lol.

Reply 32

455409

Original post by Cephalus

Well it doesn't matter as they are both increasing functions =/

Is a 2 twice as good as a 1 or 1/10th of the range better?

Reply 33

PerArduaAdAstra

Original post by Cephalus

Well it doesn't matter as they are both increasing functions =/

Neither of them are functions

Reply 34

Negaduck

I've never found driving particularly difficult (maybe a 4/5), I just think it's a chore more than anything. Never enjoyed it.

Reply 35

Aoide

Doesn't matter.

If you lift the clutch up too quick, and your instructor tells you to lift it up slowly, why would you still continue to lift it up too quick lol?? It's mind boggling!

You assume that they were thinking rationally, and that they have decent control.
I have exactly the same problem and often stall many times at a roundabout, I know I shold be doing it slowly but I panic. Having very unsensitive feet doesn't make it any easier.

Reply 36

RachelSophia

driving? like a 2

And then you get on a road full of people and it shoots up to 8/9

II think i'm going to be one of those people who never learns to drive :frown:

Reply 37

Left Hand Drive

places I know 1
busy places I don't know.

During hurricane 'bawbag' I was going over the bridge at Glasgow airport it was raining so hard even with my wind wipers on full I couldn't see for my windscreen being covered in rain! All the Traffic just slowed down. so 7 for that!

Reply 38

Left Hand Drive

Original post by Stilo

Do you guys think it's difficult because most cars in the UK are manual transmission?

No since most people have only driven manuals. I've only drawn a automatic once, it was a ferrari :P

Reply 39

Airfairy

Operating the car is like a 0. It's easy. I struggle with lanes, like those massive roundabouts with millions of lanes crossing each other. I avoid. I also don't like motorways, they scare me, mostly because I have to change lanes. I dunno what it is about changing lanes but I get nervous. Driving in unknown places is always difficult too.

Overall a 7. I don't like driving. First 6 months after passing it's really exciting and thrilling. After that it's boring and stressful.