Nervous to drive alone, any advice?

you will get over it eventually this is just minor. Just take deeps breaths and breathe everything will be ok. Its not as bad as you think make sure you have music that you love to distract you. You will do fine

Buy a manikin and pretend it is a person, or just drive short dances by your self until you build your driver skills up. I learned how to drive plowing the lower 40ty on the Ford 8N tractor.

Well. If you had someone there, what would they do? Tell you what you doing wrong? Avoid a crash? Help you with problems you've made? No matter the answer, you're still the driver. You are the one in control and its your responsibility. It sounds to me that you have lack of confidence. My family felt the same way when they got a new car, no one would drive it because they were afraid of scratching it, crashing it. But over time, they got comfortable and now fight for it. What you need to do, is take baby steps. Drive by yourself to somewhere close and come back. Then drive a little further and slowly increase the distance until you can drive every where. Make small, constant trips so you get familiar with the road. Itll take time, but youll be ok.

Just practice alot. Maybe buy a gps to help you learn some new streets.

Start out driving at times and in areas with little traffic. Sunday mornings usually have less traffic than most other times, especially early, You will gain confidence when you drive and will eventually be more comfortable in heavier traffic

This will subside as you gain driving skill. You need more practice. Drive efficiently and learn to take your lane. Stupid and crazy drivers will still be out there but once you learn to stay ahead of them or let them pass to be somebody else's problem you'll have a better time with your journey. Keep on the lookout for pedestrians, bikes and scooters too. It doesn't hurt to review the rules of the road, especially regarding pedestrians who believe they always have the right of way, but some parts of the vehicle code deny this.

Kids! Afraid to get hurt. Just get into the car and drive.

You just "brought one"? Where did you bring it? Obviously not to a spelling tutor.

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The only cure for nervousness is practice, practice, practice. And then more practice. Stick to easier areas routes and times of day until you get more experience.

If you want to win a relay race, or the Superbowl, or a Gold Medal in the Olympics in a team sport, you have to be very good, and to work hard, but you also have to depend on others. But if you want to be the world's greatest shotputter or archer or motorcycle daredevel, that's totally up to YOU. Nobody can even help you.

And that's how it is with your problem. No psychiatrist or 'life coach' can convince you that you feel okay driving alone. You have to do it all by yourself, right?

Now you have a car. That's good! That's the first step! Now you gotta get off your butt and drive your car! Give some thought to places near you that you've never seen and always wanted to, or have seen and want to see again. A Sunday cruise on quiet country roads. A visit to the next town over, or several towns over, for lunch or a movie. Maybe a weekend camping trip (once it gets warm).

Driving your own car is about independence and self-reliance. You don't need anyone's permission. You can decide to stop for gas or a snack or keep going, or decide on the spur of the moment to change the route.

If you live in or near a big city, I wouldn't recommend driving in a crowded area like that, at least not at first. I have friends in their 50s who won't drive in The City because it freaks them out. I lived there for a few years so it doesn't bother me. But out in the country where there's very little traffic it's really very safe. Don't speed. Focus on starting, stopping and turning smoothly and under control. The more you do it, the more confident you'll get. And there is no other way!

Bring some tunes, or an audiobook, or podcasts, to keep you entertained. (This also keeps you awake!)

try starting off slow with just taking gravel roads to get to destinations then try small roads and highways

Don't worry. You're a new driver. Once you become totally confident with yourself and driving you'll be fine.