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Need Help On Driving Please by Sirchiboy: 6:31pm On Dec 08, 2022
I went to one useless driving school in PH for one month to learn driving.
16 days practical and 8 days theory.
Out of the 16 days practical, only two days they used to teach me reversing.
Finished the school 4 months ago and since then I have not driven.
Just last week, I entered corrola car and I bashed it
Find it hard to know if my wheel is straight or not.
Still can not reverse well or park well
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Buharidgeneral: 7:03pm On Dec 08, 2022
Sirchiboy:
I went to one useless driving school in PH for one month to learn driving.
16 days practical and 8 days theory.
Out of the 16 days practical, only two days they used to teach me reversing.
Finished the school 4 months ago and since then I have not driven.
Just last week, I entered corrola car and I bashed it
Find it hard to know if my wheel is straight or not.
Still can not reverse well or park well

Practice makes perfect. Consistency is the key. You will get there. Sorry about the accident. Once in your shoe but now better

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by uchman(m): 7:27pm On Dec 08, 2022
This is funny bro...
So sorry
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Nobody: 7:32pm On Dec 08, 2022
Sirchiboy:
I went to one useless driving school in PH for one month to learn driving.
16 days practical and 8 days theory.
Out of the 16 days practical, only two days they used to teach me reversing.
Finished the school 4 months ago and since then I have not driven.
Just last week, I entered corrola car and I bashed it
Find it hard to know if my wheel is straight or not.
Still can not reverse well or park well

First of all dont practice o large and major roads...start with smaller areas with minimal movement of cars...then when you're more confident you can go to major roads.....MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR ROAD SIGNS!!!......


Lastly remember that when you're driving, you're driving 5 cars...yourself, the person in front of you, the people at your side and the the person at your back....you mainly have to take note of the people at your back because they react to how you move on the road and can cause a crash or offend the person behind you if you stop suddenly or switch lanes wrongly without indication....best of luck

Luckily there are YouTube videos to help you on what you're not clear of.use it.

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by yomi007k(m): 8:10pm On Dec 08, 2022
grin

You are the problem. You want to learn driving under 2 weeks. That's not ideal.

Immediately after your school, you should have had a stand by vehicle to continue practice with under the guidance of someone.

Or, If you are not too confident then you can go back to the driving school for further practicals.

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Asquare84(m): 9:30pm On Dec 08, 2022
Till date I did not learn how to drive, I only start driving with confidence and observation. That last two years ago, now I am a master of the road now.

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 12:03am On Dec 09, 2022
Asquare84:
Till date I did not learn how to drive , I only start driving with confidence and observation. That last two years ago, now I am a master of the road now.

Really? grin

But talk true, how many bashing and scratching have you inflicted on the vehicle you’re driving since then? wink

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Asquare84(m): 7:14am On Dec 09, 2022
Conner44:


Really? grin

But talk true, how many bashing and scratching have you inflicted on the vehicle you’re driving since then? wink

Non at all
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 7:20am On Dec 09, 2022
Asquare84:


Non at all

So nobody helped teach you how to drive. You just entered and kicked the vehicle after your observations

You entered a vehicle and started driving on your own

Went on city roads and highways while learning on your own

You learned to reverse on streets where other vehicles were parked on your own

And yet you never scratched or bashed the vehicle you were using to learn at any single time?

You sir . . . are a giant LiAr grin

But enjoy, no be my business after all

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by nymphomaniac(m): 7:25am On Dec 09, 2022
yomi007k:
grin

You are the problem. You want to learn driving under 2 weeks. That's not ideal.

Immediately after your school, you should have had a stand by vehicle to continue practice with under the guidance of someone.

Or, If you are not too confident then you can go back to the driving school for further practicals.
oga I learnt how to drive a manual car in a week in Lagos. The second week I was driving with my tutor and the third week I went to work alone. Everyone's level of assimilation varies.

OP: You will eventually get the hang of it. Practice on a large field for a week and then enter a not too busy road. Always tie your learner sign as well so people can avoid or take it easy while driving behind you . All the best

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Sportwin(m): 9:27am On Dec 09, 2022
Conner44:


So nobody helped teach you how to drive. You just entered and kicked the vehicle after your observations

You entered a vehicle and started driving on your own

Went on city roads and highways while learning on your own

You learned to reverse on streets where other vehicles were parked on your own

And yet you never scratched or bashed the vehicle you were using to learn at any single time?

You sir . . . are a giant LiAr grin

But enjoy, no be my business after all

I actually know someone like this
Self taught

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 9:34am On Dec 09, 2022
Sportwin:


I actually know someone like this
Self taught

I myself am self taught. I was stealing my dads keys when I was in junior secondary school to go and drive. I learnt from observation, manual. I first learnt how to reverse very well due to the way he parks and the kind of compound we lived in.

But mehn, I know how many times I bashed and scratched the vehicle in my learning days. Even to the point of respraying the vehicle before my old man found out lol

Anybody that taught himself to drive and says he never had an accident no matter how minor HAS TOLD A BIG LIE

Moving the vehicle is one thing . . . Controlling the steering wheel is another thing entirely

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by GoldSantana: 10:36am On Dec 09, 2022
It's very possible. Nobody taught me how to drive, and I'm yet to bash a car. Been driving since 2013... Only auto sha
Conner44:


So nobody helped teach you how to drive. You just entered and kicked the vehicle after your observations

You entered a vehicle and started driving on your own

Went on city roads and highways while learning on your own

You learned to reverse on streets where other vehicles were parked on your own

And yet you never scratched or bashed the vehicle you were using to learn at any single time?

You sir . . . are a giant LiAr grin

But enjoy, no be my business after all

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by akwesenana: 10:57am On Dec 09, 2022
Gather here if you learnt driving from the streets. cool

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by yomi007k(m): 5:46pm On Dec 09, 2022
nymphomaniac:
oga I learnt how to drive a manual car in a week in Lagos. The second week I was driving with my tutor and the third week I went to work alone. Everyone's level of assimilation varies.

OP: You will eventually get the hang of it. Practice on a large field for a week and then enter a not too busy road. Always tie your learner sign as well so people can avoid or take it easy while driving behind you . All the best

Oga you went to work alone becos you have a vehicle on ground.

If you didn't practice anymore after learning , you skills will drop.

You are just repeating all the process I talked about.

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Whois(m): 8:22pm On Dec 09, 2022
Practice makes perfection. When I started I made sure to read the car manual, it took me 3days b4 I finished the book shocked also watch YouTube videos for tips and tricks. Driving is fun when your passengers are your friends / family
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by dominic17: 10:09pm On Dec 09, 2022
You will get better with time. I learnt to drive from YouTube, what I did is to emergen scenario look it up on YouTube and then go aside to practice. e.g I would check how to over take a moving car then l go aside and practice it before I knew I became perfect I even drove to east Aba from Lagos without any guiden
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Sirchiboy: 10:20pm On Dec 09, 2022
dominic17:
You will get better with time. I learnt to drive from YouTube what I did is to emergen scenario look it up on YouTube and then go aside to practice e.g I would check how to over take a moving car then l go aside and practice it before I knew I became perfect I even drove to east Aba from Lagos with any guiden
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How many days did it take you to master
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by dominic17: 10:37pm On Dec 09, 2022
I was driving regularly and I was always updating my skills including studying highway code to understand types of road and who has right of ways before I knew I became perfect. I can not really say how long it took me.
Sirchiboy:
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How many days did it take you to master
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Weirdcamila: 10:27am On Dec 11, 2022
You can never be perfect in driving .
Bashing is part of the process, keep learning .
And like someone said you are driving 5 cars at once .

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Angrygoat: 5:23pm On Dec 11, 2022
When you are driving,the eyes is ypur steeringand hand,while your pedals ,brakes and side mirrors are your savior . I got dented by soldier baton last note,they hit my rear close to fuel tank,denting my rear. My offence,aggressive turbo annd overtaking they van. I couldn't shout or come down. Looked at the damage it was minor ,would try hot water with plunger DIY ,if e no work,I will buy dent puller,if e no work. Na to go panel be that

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Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Stanobel: 11:03am On Dec 12, 2022
Conner44:


I myself am self taught. I was stealing my dads keys when I was in junior secondary school to go and drive. I learnt from observation, manual. I first learnt how to reverse very well due to the way he parks and the kind of compound we lived in.

But mehn, I know how many times I bashed and scratched the vehicle in my learning days. Even to the point of respraying the vehicle before my old man found out lol

Anybody that taught himself to drive and says he never had an accident no matter how minor HAS TOLD A BIG LIE

Moving the vehicle is one thing . . . Controlling the steering wheel is another thing entirely


Oga i taught myself how to drive myself and i never scratched or had accident with it
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by RoadMozart(m): 9:38pm On Jan 20, 2023
Conner44:


I myself am self taught. I was stealing my dads keys when I was in junior secondary school to go and drive. I learnt from observation, manual. I first learnt how to reverse very well due to the way he parks and the kind of compound we lived in.

But mehn, I know how many times I bashed and scratched the vehicle in my learning days. Even to the point of respraying the vehicle before my old man found out lol

Anybody that taught himself to drive and says he never had an accident no matter how minor HAS TOLD A BIG LIE

Moving the vehicle is one thing . . . Controlling the steering wheel is another thing entirely

I don't agree totally with you. No one taught me how to drive but I learnt through simulation games. My first trip was from Ore to Sagamu. That went on smoothly after watching and obvservation for about 2years. Since I started driving in 2020, I've never bashed any car meanwhile ive travelled with over 15 different cars. I'm just 21 but my clients say I drive like I have 30years of experience
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 10:22pm On Jan 20, 2023
RoadMozart:


I don't agree totally with you. No one taught me how to drive but I learnt through simulation games. My first trip was from Ore to Sagamu. That went on smoothly after watching and obvservation for about 2years. Since I started driving in 2020, I've never bashed any car meanwhile ive travelled with over 15 different cars. I'm just 21 but my clients say I drive like I have 30years of experience

Did you learn with a manual or automatic?

When I said accident I didn’t mean outright bashing of the car oh shocked

I meant scratching, denting or rubbing while driving through tight streets and corners. That’s the type of stuff I’m saying must happen while learning to drive by one’s self.
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by RoadMozart(m): 10:41pm On Jan 20, 2023
Conner44:


Did you learn with a manual or automatic?

When I said accident I didn’t mean outright bashing of the car oh shocked

I meant scratching, denting or rubbing while driving through tight streets and corners. That’s the type of stuff I’m saying must happen while learning to drive by one’s self.

Learnt both. I used "grand truck simulator 2" to learn. Its a game that's almost close to reality. And as for the learner-related minute accidents, never had one.
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 11:19pm On Jan 20, 2023
RoadMozart:


Learnt both. I used "grand truck simulator 2" to learn. Its a game that's almost close to reality. And as for the learner-related minute accidents, never had one.

What I asked was did you learn how to drive with a manual gear or automatic gearbox vehicle?
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by RoadMozart(m): 6:56am On Jan 21, 2023
Conner44:


What I asked was did you learn how to drive with a manual gear or automatic gearbox vehicle?

Manual
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Conner44: 7:32am On Jan 21, 2023
RoadMozart:


Manual

Only you knows how many ‘bobo’ you’ve spilled here for us today grin

Enjoy wink
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Nobody: 12:23pm On Jan 21, 2023
Sirchiboy:
I went to one useless driving school in PH for one month to learn driving.
16 days practical and 8 days theory.
Out of the 16 days practical, only two days they used to teach me reversing.
Finished the school 4 months ago and since then I have not driven.
Just last week, I entered corrola car and I bashed it
Find it hard to know if my wheel is straight or not.
Still can not reverse well or park well
Is the office of the driving school at ogunoloko,mafoluku?
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Sirchiboy: 2:47pm On Jan 21, 2023
Revolution2022:
Is the office of the driving school at ogunoloko, mafoluku?
.
Oklton drive
Re: Need Help On Driving Please by Meandmycrew(f): 7:58pm On Jan 23, 2023
Well i leant how to drive in my dream and now i am an expert driver in real life, if u try to over take me i will show you that i am still the king of the road!

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