Learning to drive

[Duke_of_Ray 0]

I am just now learning to drive, and no I do no think I am cool for, I do not even care about driving. I posted this just to see what it was like for you all when yall where learning to drive, any wild stories of crashes or anything else?

[kegetys 2]

Well, my learning lesson was: I sat at the car, started it, and started driving... going very slow at first, but soon I was rallying pretty fast at the forests of our summer place my dad was sitting next to me but he didnt need to instruct anything else than the startup heh.

Traffic regulations are a totally different matter thou, I dont know shit about those

[Renagade 0]

In the UK u have to take a theory test as well as the practical side of driving.So u get the driving lessons plus the ones about how road system works.

[kegetys 2]

In here you have to do lots of theory tests, driving tests, etc. to get a license (to legally drive in the traffic). I havent done that cause I dont need a license and it costs so much

[ralphwiggum 6]

In California, 16 is the minimum age for license(or permit as they call it for kids btw 16-18yr olds), and I got it after 18, when I didn't have to take 12hours(?) of behind-the-wheels training.

I really didn't drive car frequently until last year, cuz most of the times I lived near campus and didn't need a car.

One thing I can tell is that you are likely to get into accident during first 2 years of driving. just stay alert and reduce i to minimum. After that it becomes natural.

[EveronVetsAgainstTheWar 1]

In the commonwealth of Virginia you can get a permit (Drive with an adult) at 15 and a half (after a test). The schools give you the driving classwork class. At 16 and a half you can get your liscense after so many hours of behind the wheel, then a test at the DMV. Then you have restrictions on you, no more than 1 person in the car, driving cerfew, etc (No one follows that)

However when you turn 18 you just go to the DMV take a test and get your liscence.

Its all a huge hassle and I dont have my lisence.

However my dad lives in Alabama where all you do is take a test so I might get my liscence this summer

[billytran 0]

Driving is really easy after about a month or so of practice. The hard stuff is parallel parking, but it only takes an hour or so of practice to get right. Also, driving a stick is kind of tricky. First, you have to figure out where the clutch disengages. After that you have to figure out downshifting, which I had some trouble with. I get my real license in about three weeks, can't wait

[cybrid 0]

I had alot of experience from computer driving sims. My parents always told me that its nothing like in real life and is irellevant. I gave them one hell of a surprise the first time I got behind the wheel.

Thank-you Papyrus/Seirra for all of you help over the years!!!

[Placebo 29]

I took about 9 lessons when I was 21, but then I met a girl and stopped taking lessons, I'm glad I stopped, I realise now I'll make a terrible driver and would end up killing either myself or someone else, so I doubt I'll ever drive again

[fraggit 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">In the commonwealth of Virginia you can get a permit (Drive with an adult) at 15 and a half (after a test). The schools give you the driving classwork class. At 16 and a half you can get your liscense after so many hours of behind the wheel, then a test at the DMV. Then you have restrictions on you, no more than 1 person in the car, driving cerfew, etc (No one follows that)

However when you turn 18 you just go to the DMV take a test and get your liscence. <span id='postcolor'>

That's pretty close to what it's like here in Utah. Except you get your license at 16 and you have the no more than 1 person in the car restriction till your 16 1/2. I just got mine last November.

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (placebo @ July 20 2002,00:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I took about 9 lessons when I was 21, but then I met a girl and stopped taking lessons, I'm glad I stopped, I realise now I'll make a terrible driver and would end up killing either myself or someone else, so I doubt I'll ever drive again <span id='postcolor'>

well..at least you are not the worst driver in OFP world

/looks around corner to see if Hilander is around

[jawk2 1]

I passed my driving licence in the french paratrooper, i was finally licencied as combat driver, and convoy corporal *the guy in the last car that must help the injuried and take all the bullet from aware ennemy * :

Here's is the paratrooper technique for passing driving license

Well we got theorical test, but only the easy (and the old one who matter for the train panel? )and we can do it several time to have it *really funny*. *20h of preparation*

After u got the practical test: u drive in some course prepared with plot... learning to drive between the mark.. learning to park the car between two other.... well very easy *10 of preparation*

And finally u are able to drive in the traffic, but u need to be operationnal to drive with your officier or sub-officer that ll give u the full military and civil driving license:

That was very hard for me.... because there's an habit there:

when the rookie driver do an error the guy next him hit him in the shoulder. And after some hit in the shoulder generally it's hard to turn with the car. During this period i ve done a lots lots of error.

You know why guys, even with my lame knowledge of the theory for driving and the lots of error i ve done... i never got an accident *one but there was ice on the road* after 7 years of driving. *mass his shoulder... i remember well*

[Duke_of_Ray 0]

I am 15 and my parents are teaching me to drive. Right now I feel very nervous when I am driving, but I hope to soon end my fears of driving.

[PiNs_Da_Smoka 0]

Driving is the simplest thing in the world. I don't see how people have trouble with it. Now, try driving a stick. Learning that is a bitch. More like 1st gear is a bitch, after that its gravy. But once you get the hang of it, its pretty simple.

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

What happend to me

[ralphwiggum 6]

you had to fight and kill 3 russian and Angelina?

[cybrid 0]

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Well don't that take the ham off the hog?

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

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hehe, the gun gives it away.But i had to wreck the car, make them get in it, then shoot them, and make it look like a car wreck .

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

looks like back to re run it again.

I'll do better this time

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

Here it is!Even better!

(p.s. i over compressed the picture in Paint shop pro 7 but the original was just like my first picture, but i bloody hit the wrong button )

It was a pain to make, cause the people running all over, and having to order them in the car, and shoot them, then get angelina into anthor car, and then i had to blow both cars up with a gernade.Well, thats my special effects

[Renagade 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (PiNs_Da_Smoka @ July 20 2002,01:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Driving is the simplest thing in the world. I don't see how people have trouble with it. Now, try driving a stick. Learning that is a bitch. More like 1st gear is a bitch, after that its gravy. But once you get the hang of it, its pretty simple.<span id='postcolor'>

About 90% of the cars here are manuals rather than autmatics for gears

[PiNs_Da_Smoka 0]

I'm guessing you are in Europe somewhere. Ya see, in America, most of us are fat lazy bastards, and can't be "arsed" to drive a stick. But the few of us actually have the skill to do it.

P.S.

I'm not bashing the US, i'm american, just making a joke before all you uber-patriots thrash me

[kegetys 2]

Here pretty much all cars are manual too, automatic gears tend to be expensive and people who have then say that they are really horrible to use in wintertime when the stupid thing switches to higher gear when you are trying to get out of a snowpile and you need lotsa power... I never really have had any problems with changing gears either

[jawk2 1]

u live in a land of mad ppl Kegs:

i once visited with my school the Finland.... and to find out the french ppl in the street it was easy *it was in april*... just find ppl with very high jacket that still seems frozen.

*and yes we did play soccer on an iced lake.... but i fell in a hole bad luck for me (got a photo if i find it i ll send it to you) *

[Intruder 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (PiNs_Da_Smoka @ July 20 2002,00:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Driving is the simplest thing in the world. I don't see how people have trouble with it. Now, try driving a stick. Learning that is a bitch. More like 1st gear is a bitch, after that its gravy. But once you get the hang of it, its pretty simple.<span id='postcolor'>

Driving a manual is more fun, you more control over the rev limit (in a manner of speaking since most cars have a rev limiter).

But yeah, practice makes perfect. At the moment I'm driving an automatic, and it makes me feel lazy . But it's easier to drive an automatic in London, in a manual, your foot is constanly on the clutch.