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Driven to Distraction
Jul. 25th, 2003 07:20 pmToday I had my first driving lesson. I also had my first driving accident.
We began by driving around a parking lot in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladyat's Plymouth Voyager. It was harder than I expected, and I didn't realize the gas pedal was so sensitive. It's going to be difficult to try to get used to just gently resting on the pedal rather than gunning it, not to mention figuring out when to brake and how much to brake when going into a turn.
Anyway, while trying to turn into a parking space, I didn't brake hard or fast enough, and we went over the curb and nearly down an embankment. The car was balanced in an awkward position, resting on a pine island barely an inch away from a tree in front of it, with the rear wheels in the air. Having no possible traction, we had to call AAA to tow it out of that position. Thankfully, the damage was minimal - no damage to the bumpers, just this thing called the air dam that was under the bumper - probably dinged when we went over the curb.
I wholeheartedly apologize for almost killingladyat, and in the same breath thank the Universe as usual for saving my ass but giving me just enough rope to see what a disaster it could have been. If the tree hadn't been there or I hadn't braked in time, we would have probably rolled down the embankment, or worst case, the car could have flipped completely over lengthwise.
It's going to be a long haul to learn. Precision isn't my strongest point.
We began by driving around a parking lot in
ladyat's Plymouth Voyager. It was harder than I expected, and I didn't realize the gas pedal was so sensitive. It's going to be difficult to try to get used to just gently resting on the pedal rather than gunning it, not to mention figuring out when to brake and how much to brake when going into a turn.Anyway, while trying to turn into a parking space, I didn't brake hard or fast enough, and we went over the curb and nearly down an embankment. The car was balanced in an awkward position, resting on a pine island barely an inch away from a tree in front of it, with the rear wheels in the air. Having no possible traction, we had to call AAA to tow it out of that position. Thankfully, the damage was minimal - no damage to the bumpers, just this thing called the air dam that was under the bumper - probably dinged when we went over the curb.
I wholeheartedly apologize for almost killing
ladyat, and in the same breath thank the Universe as usual for saving my ass but giving me just enough rope to see what a disaster it could have been. If the tree hadn't been there or I hadn't braked in time, we would have probably rolled down the embankment, or worst case, the car could have flipped completely over lengthwise.It's going to be a long haul to learn. Precision isn't my strongest point.
