Do you have trouble driving?

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I was never keen on driving (ironically when my unit restructed I ended up a river in transportation medium and large wheeled vehicles for 2/3 my army career...lel).

After the shock of loss of my way of life after a my serious accident accident with head injury, I am anxiety riddled.
Once I was recovered I had regressed back some out-trained behaviors and my facade of "NT" was forever gone. I lost 5 languages because the insurance claimed the others were "elective" so was unable to communicate with cherished older family the last years of their lives.
Tight quarters in fast moving hwy traffic terrifies me as well as anyone driving with a phone visible.

Driving is something I simply have to tolerate doing because there is no other way to survive in most of the US other than horrid metro areas.

Being a DH rider competing did gain my confidence back and I eventually could ride a motorcycle after that. But in the end, I do not love driving any more than I did when I got hardship permit at age 15

So, I actually got a little 50cc scooter back in July, and I've been riding it a little bit, but I haven't taken it out onto any major streets until just a couple of weeks ago. And I gotta say, ironically, that I find it a lot more comfortable than driving a car. I did slide a little on some slush, but it wasn't too bad (just got a little raspberry from it on my right knee turning into a parking lot), but otherwise at least I'm getting more comfortable driving!

I hate driving but I do drive. I drive pretty well. Not a scratch till date.

I have never had my license. I got my permit back when I was 17 and had awful experiences. My dad tried to teach me how he did my brothers, who both did fine; -one is aspie and other is NT (although I think he is a sociopath, but that's another story). I have driven a total of an hour spread over 4 different experiences and once rolled the back end of a three speed standard gmc Sierra 6 feet down an 8 foot ditch when it stalled. Since then, the closest I have come to driving is getting my permit (which has since expired) a second time at 34 and sit in the drivers seat. I finally don't have panic attacks but have yet to start the engine. I can't imagine actually driving and just considering the possibility is almost enough to trigger a meltdown. Honestly, it is the primary source of my low self esteem issues and I feel it is ruining my life to always depend on so many people to cart my ass around.

no, but my car does.

just got off the phone. bad engine mounts, leaky valve gasket, bad brakes, worn brake pads, jumpy, lagging transmission, wonky temperature gauge...

1990 camry, actually.

I have poor reflexes so I never learned to drive. If self-driving cars ever actually happen, and I end up inexplicably rich, I'm getting myself a batmobile.

self driving cars seem like an awful lot of *no* fun.

I feel more or less comfortable driving a car, which is good since I tend to drive quite a bit. I've never been in any accidents and have never gotten so much as a ticket.

I honestly don't trust the concept of "self-driving cars", not even a little bit. I'd sooner try to drive with my feet than ride in a driverless car.

^same here. we tend to delve into and place our trust into new technologies really quickly i noticed. perhaps, a little too quickly.

i've gotten one parking citation.

Agreed. I think we're all too eager to start living in a 'Jetsons'-type future, but the technology just seemingly isn't there yet. I can't even trust my phone with auto-correct, much less trust a car to run by itself on the freeway. Maybe in 20-50 years the technology will be perfected, but I'd rather not be a guinea pig for self-driving cars version 1.0.

I have a licence (parents pressurized me to get it), but I hate driving and I simply don't do it. When I'm in the car I get this claustrophobic "trapped" feeling, opening the windows helps a bit, but I misjudge distances constantly, lights, cars, signs, people moving - all that confuse me.

I tend to have a jumpy focus - from one thing to another, when I drive. I may notice a rabbit somewhere, but the truck next to me - too late. Or a tram. I can't control this well, especially in a manual gearbox car - changing gears de-focuses me and... it's just dangerous. Plus, as a teenager I had those recurring dreams of me driving and suddenly the steering wheel stops working, brakes stop working and I'm heading straight towards a truck coming at me, or a tree, or fall off a cliff.
Erm, nope. I hate driving. But I'd give a self-driving car a go (low speeds only though haha, no motorways, I don't trust them fully).

My main issue is with other drivers. They are incompetent and I make sure I know the road, drive really well, and generally follow the rules whenever necessary. This doesn't mean going at the speed limit at all times, especially if everyone else is going 10 above. Always move with traffic I guess.

So going to other drivers, they are stupid. They run lights and stops, drive ridiculously fast, and are highly aggressive and hotheaded. The reason for this, I believe, is a bloated ego in humans because humans often think that something they do often is something they're good at, which is simply not true.

i suppose it depends on where you live, but the few times i have seen drivers run stops and lights are strange and exceptional cases. i believe most try the best they can, but are bogged down by tight schedules, whiny passengers, crappy cars or just the fact that....driving is unnatural.

human minds didn't evolve with roaring metal boxes on wheels with colossal kinetic energy in mind and just being on most roads trying to not hit anything or BE hit is stressful enough, in and of itself. which may contribute to irrational driving decisions.

i think driving is pretty fun, and i never exceed 80 MPH even on the loneliest straights. i don't think i have a "bloated ego" while i do it or delude myself into thinking i'm a pro driver. it's hard enough merely setting the cruise control or turning on red.

there are some genuine hotheaded jerks out there who have boundless disregard for the others on the road, though. that is always true.