| I got my license in high school but I hated to drive and I used it only to drink, cash checks, and ride on airplanes for almost 30 years. Then five years ago I realized that I needed to drive and I took lessons again.
The best advice I got was to not worry about what the person behind me was thinking - that if someone said 'You can go' and I didn't think I could, to wait until I was sure that the 'coast was clear' - that the best judge of my abilities is me.
The other adivce was that every time I got in the car, I needed to be behind the wheel - that experience was the only way to get better and get over the fear.
What I can say now is 'Why didn't anyone tell me how much fun driving was?' I am still not good at highways or night driving, but the freedom that comes with being able to drive is so huge. Do not let yourself be denied this pleasure. | 
