Drove today...........

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 07-22-2010, 20:40

For the very first time. The King of Swissland and commander of the 8th Swissland brigade drove about 150 feet to the local school parking lot. Good lord help me.

**drone** · 07-22-2010, 21:26

What city do you live in?

Congrats on your automotive piloting. Some tips from a fellow road menace:

If possible, learn to drive a manual transmission first. Yes, it's more difficult at first, but it will give you a better feel for the vehicle mechanics, and switching to an automatic is easier than the reverse.
Turn off your cell phone.
Once you feel pretty comfortable with your skills, find a wide open parking area (school, church, etc). Make sure there are no light posts. Go out on a rainy/snowy day and spend some time skidding around. It will teach you how the car will react in these conditions (plus it's fun). Put some cones out to give this reasoning weight if a cop drives by while you are doing doughnuts.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 07-22-2010, 21:38

Pittsburgh PA.

**Hooahguy** · 07-22-2010, 21:43

When you get to your driver's test, they may do this to you: ask you to roll down a window. Dont do it before you pull over. They are trying to fail you for not having both hands on the wheel. I almost failed because of that.

**Prince Cobra** · 07-22-2010, 23:48

Sometimes cars of the young drivers tend to fall in love with trees or try to kiss and have a sexual intercourse with other cars. For any reason, this is never a desired consequence of driving a car.

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**Myrddraal** · 07-23-2010, 00:30

and switching to an automatic is easier than the reverse.

Really? I did it the other way around and passed the manual with only one minor. Automatics are very easy to drive, so you learn quickly. Once you're used to the roads and your judgement is honed, learning how to use a gear stick isn't a big deal.

**Ice** · 07-24-2010, 05:50

Originally Posted by |Sith|R|AntiWarmanCake88

Pittsburgh PA.

hahahahahahahaha....

Alright I'm done laughing. Pittsburgh is where I learned how to drive... the hard way. Nothing like driving the hills and narrows lanes of city and surrounding suburbs in the dead of winter to make you a man! I still remember these kids threw snowballs at my car and the guy instructing me how to drive freaked out. Ah, so many good memories.

Good luck, Warman. When in doubt, drive slow.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 07-25-2010, 16:32

Originally Posted by Ice

hahahahahahahaha....

Alright I'm done laughing. Pittsburgh is where I learned how to drive... the hard way. Nothing like driving the hills and narrows lanes of city and surrounding suburbs in the dead of winter to make you a man! I still remember these kids threw snowballs at my car and the guy instructing me how to drive freaked out. Ah, so many good memories.

Good luck, Warman. When in doubt, drive slow.

Went to school parking lot yesterday, had to maneuver around a broken beer can someone smashed on it.

This will be fun driving in the snow,Ice.