Driving Force
Posted: Thu 10 November, 2005 Filed under: Resolutions, Thoughts, Travel 1 Comment »It’s now three months since I passed the driving test – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? (Still, at least it didn’t take me 33 years, like this woman)
In that time I’ve done a fair amount of driving, including fun stuff like motorways. I haven’t yet done the M25 at all, nor driven in Central London – there’s still plenty of stuff I haven’t done, in fact, but I’ll get round to it. For the first piece of time though, it’s been more about gaining more confidence on the road, and being comfortable with driving.
Quite honestly, driving isn’t something I enjoy. It’s something I do. Maybe I’ll grow to enjoy it, but it’s not something I love doing. My brother, on the other hand, passed his test as soon as possible, and covers about 1,500-2,000 miles per month now. He loves driving. I don’t.
But I still do it – and I’ll keep on doing so. Maybe with time I’ll get to like it. For now, though, it’s just something that I do when necessary.
The M25 can be a nightmare in places – people tend to follow eachother in the fast lane much more closely than they should, so if you want to pull out you can sometimes find yourself waiting a long time.
As far as Central London goes, I guess I had been driving for about 5 years before I had reason to go in there, and it wasn’t too stressful. Due to the volume of traffic, everything happens reasonably slowly.