Sunday, April 4, 2010

Learning to Drive

From Writing Prompt Journal

I took drivers education through my high school at West High. We had a small track that we would drive around next to the school. We would learn to parallel park and how to back up, etc. I had a drivers ed teacher who reminded me of the drivers ed teacher from 'The Naked Gun' "Now normally you wouldn't be driving the wrong way on a one way street." He had nerves of steel.

I would also go driving with my Dad. He was very stressed out. One time he said "turn here", meaning at the next street, but I "turned here." right when he said it, and almost hit the oncoming traffic. My brother took over from then and taught me how to drive a stick shift. My Dad still can't drive a stick without making the car jerk a little. My brother was cool, he taught me how to drive without stressing like my Dad.

I have to admit that I would scream too if I was almost driven into oncoming traffic.

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