I made the switch today
I made the switch to automatic driving after many many lessons in a manual and getting nowhere.
It was great! I felt more in control. I was able to focus more on the road.
The only issue I have and it is rather a large and annoying one is the steering!!! I can't seem to get the "push and pull" method. I wan't the penny to drop but it's not.
I guess we can count this as my "first" real lesson so maybe I am being harsh.
Just wanted some advice - thanks!
It was great! I felt more in control. I was able to focus more on the road.
The only issue I have and it is rather a large and annoying one is the steering!!! I can't seem to get the "push and pull" method. I wan't the penny to drop but it's not.
I guess we can count this as my "first" real lesson so maybe I am being harsh.
Just wanted some advice - thanks!
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True, but if you want to pass the test, you drive like you should.
This be true but you have to for your test.
This is all true BUT as they have stated they cannot get on with a manual car they should stick to auto, I passed my test in 1978 on a manual & have basically driven an automatic ever since, back then 98% of people drove manuals now everyone I know drives an automatic, chances are if you have to take your test on an automatic that really should not be a hindrance in the years to come, your probably find it easier to learn on an automatic, I would not worry about struggling on lesson one, I think your be fine a couple of lessons down the line.
Good luck
Edit - I just looked it up and it's how I was taught to steer, it just didn't have a name back then.
It's more for the sake of choice than anything - if there comes a point in the future where the OP wants to drive a manual, then they will have to retake the test. I personally would stick with the manual, as sometimes it can take time to get used to doing so much at once - but as soon as it becomes an instinctive thing (muscle memory with practice) driving becomes the easiest thing in the world to do.
The key to learning everything is to get yourself to the point where you don't have to think about it. That's the goal, really. It's why the very best footballers can pull out some mad tekkers, because they rarely have to think about it.
The brain is the biggest obstacle in the world when it comes to learning
Well you don't grip the wheel, you push it round and pull it through. It is all very light and airy.
Yes, I just looked it up and see that it's how I was taught, it just didn't have a name back then!
its not rocket science
Spent 3 months learning in an automatic and passed.
I had to look it up too, never heard it being called that before
If an automatic's easier for them then they are probably always going to drive one of those.
It was called 'feeding the wheel' when I was a learner - but that was back in the '80s.
pretty much if i could crack that then i'd be half way there
Lol.
OP how do you manage to fasten your seatbelt? :eek:
My thought exactly.
Apart from dodgy gear changing and steering, everything seems to be going really well.
Halfway to where?
Please let me know so that I can arrange to be many miles away.
That's what it was called last year when I was learning, I was actually wondering what on earth the op was talking about at first!
Why don't you do a lesson where you just practice feeding the wheel? I remember doing ten minutes just driving round an empty car park going in circles just constantly feeding the wheel until I got it.
I wouldn't dream of buying a stick shift car, automatic for me, all day long.
The only times I've reverted to a stick is when renting cars abroad, and even then only if no auto was available.
I just can't be ar**d with all that shifting gears.
As for that "push and pull" lark with steering, if you can't steer a car you might as well quit trying to learn to drive and get an Oyster card.
I had about eight driving lessons before giving up because I just couldn't get the hang of steering the car! That, however, was due to my having dyspraxia, meaning my coordination is pretty bad. The gears were also a problem for me. Oh and the brakes, clutch etc. Hopefully the OP can manage one of those things, or least take a better crack at them than I did! Hmm, so what could I do well...open and close the windows? Ha.
Whilst this is quite harshly put, the poster does have a point. You couldn't cope with gears so you've switched to a manual, but I'm afraid you can't avoid the steering issue. There isn't a way for the method to be made easier because its such a basic thing to learn. Have you discussed the matter with your driving instruction? As you're paying him/her, they should be providing you with this guidance.
It's not but then it's one less thing to worry about when learning.