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l am 20 years old and do not have my liscense.l used to be REALLY scared to drive and would have anxiety even being a passenger.(A friend died in a car crash and l was also in a bad car crash so l was traumatized.)Now l have relatively little nervousness as a passenger, but still moderately scared driving!l have had some lessons, and my boyfriend says I am good enough to take the test and probably pass, but l do not FEEL ready.I am really smart and its frusterating because it seems like driving does not come naturally to me at all.It does not help that l have poor depth perception and all the multi-tasking involved with driving makes me feel scared...l do not wanna get in an accident.How can l relax and get over my fear of driving?How do l know if I am ready to pass the test?This is something l REALLY wanna accomplish.If anyone has any tips for my anxiety or how to improve my driving, I'd really appreciate it!Or if you have been in a similar situation, please share.

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How do I get over my driving anxiety? How do I know if I'm ready to take the driving test for my liscense??

am sure u watch fear factor?? rite? all them gurlz & guys dat r truely scared of wuteva it might b? they do it for money or da gurlz do it for their kids(da money helps too) so base it on somthing like dat? take dat risk? when u had ur bad experinces they all been from unwantd/out of ur reach situations? no one can do anything bout dat? da things u can do is drive smart? u can do ur part to prevent plenty of bad drivn of ur own & others near u!!! such as seat belts be aware of everything dats suroundin u at all times & if u think ur not safe drive slower? theirs just plenty u r able to do only if ur up for it? i personaly think u should only cuz u shoudnt let ur fears define who u r!!! besides ur young & y keep gettn older if u cant enjoy a car? but every1 else can?

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How do I get over my driving anxiety? How do I know if I'm ready to take the driving test for my liscense??

Take it slow and easy. One thing to do is have someone take you to a large open area, like a parking lot where no cars are around. Then you get in the driver is seat and start diving. There you can get the feel for the car and not worry about hitting anything. Once you feel real comfortable with that, then move to side streets, etc. Good luck.

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How do I get over my driving anxiety? How do I know if I'm ready to take the driving test for my liscense??

Take it and see what happens. If you do not pass, you are not ready. If you do and still do not feel ready, do not drive.having a liscence wo not force you to drive.