My Driving experience

I started of as an admirer of those who could drive a car. I found that people could really drive well. Off course there are plenty who keep honking their horns, but i have witnessed cars whose drivers could make them fly.

The day soon approached when i was to try my hand at driving. I wasn’t sure, nor was my family whether i would become a sound driver but the journey had began.

I knew one sardar ji near Mayur Vihar Phase 2 market. He used to sell milk and eggs since i was a KG student and now when i was to become a fledgling in the art of driving he had started his own motor driving school, Vohara Motor School. I had the privilege of being taught by this chap himself. He used to teach me in crowded neighbourhoods, quite unlike other instructors. "First gear aur second gear, tussi ye pehele sikho kya raat lagayi hai third aur fourth gear ki!" was his usual rhetoric and though i went along with what he used to say I often cursed him under my breath- “Bloody pyjama chaap, wont let me drive the right way (my way)”, but now in retrospect I am happy he taught me the way he did.
It is due to his method of teaching that I could grasp the fundas of driving quickly. I even did a refresher course when I moved to my present abode and though this time I had a fair bit of driving experience, I didn’t fail to notice that motor schools want to churn out as many drivers as soon as possible hence they want them to quickly complete their course. One way to make them do this is to teach them in higher gears and in less crowded places this way they tend to drive fast and complete their daily course in a shorter span of time. People who come out of these fast track courses aren’t as thorough with driving, as they normally should be.

Learning in crowded places makes people handle traffic much better. And this is the key to becoming a good driver, to be able to read the traffic well and act accordingly.

Thus my advice to learners is to ask your instructor to teach in crowded places. Once in crowded places you automatically drive in lower gears. You may ask, wont it be dangerous to drive in crowded places ? and I completely agree. Driving never is without any danger. One may not be safe even in a stationary car while on road. But hey!! Relax just brush up your ABC (Accelerator Brake Clutch) and gear basics in empty parking lots or other such places and get a feel of the steering wheel. Once you are at chummy terms with the car go for the kill!! (Not literally though) and remember the instructor is always there to guide you. So don’t be afraid just let him know what you want and most importantly be sure what you want.

Happy Sailing Kapitan!!