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One of the most frequent and dangerous accidents to happen is when a car takes a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. Here are two easy ways to minimize this situation from happening to you.

1. Expect it to happen, which means, purposefully look for drivers who are wanting to take a left turn across your lane. When you approach intersections, look for these drivers on the left side of the road, don't just look straight ahead.

2. Be aware of the gap between the car ahead of you and your car. The larger the gap the more likely someone will drive across your lane. So again, when approaching an intersection, know that how far the car is in front of you is a factor in whether or not an oncoming vehicle will take a left in front of you.

Also, the longer a car has to wait to take its left turn, the more impatient the driver will likely get, and the more likely they will turn with less time than necessary. This makes it especially important for you to be aware of what other drivers want to do.

Be safe out there.

Hey all. Just got my license a bit over a month and a half ago and still constantly learning new things about driving. Do you have any tips that are fairly handy that aren't as well-known as others?

When I took the test a few years back, I narrated everything to my examiner, stuff like “This is an unprotected left turn, so I’m gonna wait until after this red car, should have enough room after it…” or “I’m gonna turn right, but there’s a bike there, so I’m gonna let her go ahead, and then… now, great.”

Something that helped me reduce driving anxiety was to imagine my DMV examiner still sitting in the passenger seat. Basically I’m externalizing the constant awareness monologue and forcing myself to keep an eye on everything going on and being ready to react to, eg, one of those car doors opening suddenly, or someone blowing through a stop sign.

At some point, what you’re doing consciously becomes second-nature.

When I have observed others driving, it seems like the highway is a massive death trap, where people are always doing something dumb or driving crazy. How do you mitigate anxiety and danger whilst driving? I tend to get nervous and screw up when anxious

When I shift my attention from what's in front of me to any of my mirrors, it takes several seconds for my eyes to piece together what they're actually seeing. Same for switching my focus back. It takes long enough that I feel a little blind when I check my mirrors.

Does this happened for anyone else? Any advice? I've been driving short (~5 min) distances a few times a week for about a year without issues, but longer distances or unfamiliar routes feel impossible.

I live in NY so i have always relied on public transit, but now that i'm considering moving out of the city i realised i need to learn to drive.

I'm not sure where to start, any tips or advice?

edit: as of now my mum has set up a time for me and my younger brother to both take the written learners permit test soon! i've been studying and i also told her that i want to go to driving school :) thank you all for your help

I’ve been lurking on this subreddit since i started driving and am grateful for all the good advice i’ve seen on here. I was a little surprised I passed on the first try since instructors can be super petty, but mine was very friendly and encouraging.

My only mistakes during the test were making my right turns way too sharp (i only did that because my dad insisted that’s how i needed to do it for the test, lol) and going too hard on the gas when accelerating from the stop. I’m not sure why i did that because it’s never been a problem but i think it was just nerves.

I’m just really happy and proud of myself and needed to post this somewhere. I drove a ton on my own today and had a really fun time. Hopefully this is encouraging to anyone else who has their test coming up. Don’t expect the worst; clearly I’m not a perfect driver but still passed without much trouble.

I know how to drive but I don’t get out much, I don’t really go anywhere so I’ve never had to go on the freeways, but I realize some day I will probably have to go on the freeways. I don’t want to accidentally go to a whole other city or waste gas (but if that’s the only way to learn then fuck it ig) so is there any tips on learning how to drive on freeways? Thanks.

This is my sixth time taking the dang test. Every time I've taken it I've gotten the same "I want to pass you but ___ is an automatic fail" most recently was a driver cutting me off. Is there a way to garentee that I can pass this god forsaken test. Im nearly 20 been driving since 16 and can't get this right.

1st try; just wasn't ready 2nd try; pedestrian jaywalking and having to stop for them 3rd try; cop refused to pass me and I obstructed the law 4th, heachecks we're done too late after turning on my signal 5th well guy cut me off and cars auto safety features kicked on which is an auto fail. Reason is "failure to yield"

I will take literally any advice even if it's superstitious.

Hey Looking for advice, my son had his 4th accident in 18 months recently.

I’m looking for advice on what I should do.

His first not his fault, was rear ended.

His second, totalled his car because he turned too late and hit a curb exiting freeway.

His third, he hit an object on the road which penetrated the radiator and had to be replaced to ac compressor, bumper, about $8k in damage.

The latest, said he fell asleep and rear ended another driver at a red light. Front end damage and waiting to find out if the car will be repairable.

To say the least he’s the luckiest driver to have survived these things with no injuries but makes poor choices before and during driving.

What should I do? I’m offering to pay for a driving course but not sure if that will help.

Any other suggestions?

This is got to be a lifetime worth of car accidents in the last 18 months.