With my new learner's permit, I am permitted to drive around with adult supervision. I started doing that today, keeping a log of my hours as directed in the GDE book.
My father and I used the Toyota Highlander to drive around the farm to introduce the way of driving and practice techniques like turning around. We also went on the (generally empty) highway to get the feel of driving on major roads. This went on for an hour and helped me quite a bit in understanding what generally needs to happen to operate such a vehicle.
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| Me, with key and permit |
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| In car |
To celebrate this milestone, my family invited me to drive to the Pizza Hut in a town about 16 miles away. I did so, both ways. My hands were sweating the entire time, but the entire experience was very relaxing (for me at least, I can't say the same for my parents). I'm most comfortable driving at 40 MPH, but my speed tends to creep up gradually. One challenging thing, especially on highways, is that I can't always tell where I am in my lane and therefore am unsure if I need to adjust my position.
This is very exciting! I've already logged about two hours of driving, including some at night (on the way back). 50 hours should be easy to do in 9 months.
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