Thursday, December 27, 2007

My first CAR driving experience

I ate to my throat level to gather up strength to hold the steering, then had a big glass of orange juice. I even energized my mind by being egoistic. Went timidly to the driving school with my mom. I expected a full length theory session about driving and driving rules and ruled out any practical experience for the day. The person incharge asked us to wait for a while, later guided us to a red Maruti 800 waiting for me. My instructor was sitting next to the drivers seat and my mom comfortably occupied the back seat. This made me nervous and in the same while my instructor asked me to take the drivers seat. My heart missed a beat, my mom was tensed too. Then he asked me about my driving history and started explaining the various important parts of driving a car. I started cooling down even in the stifling heat of the sun. Suddenly after the explanation he asked me to turn the key! Added to my horror, we were on Mysore road with heavy traffic . The instructions given were continuous and my both hands and both legs were in full action. Slowly i eased out, felt the car was too simple.... got accustomed to it. I had a nice big drive and slowly returned back. My timing was complete. Thank God we reached safely. A real great achievement in my life.