Fear of Driving Alone after Passing Driving Test

Its perfectly normal to have some anxiety about driving on your own and why wouldn't you after spending hours with someone else.
In fact its more likely to make you a safer driver and be aware of not going to fast and making the wrong choices which lead to accidents. For some of us that's just general oh dear i'm on my own here better get involved a bit. But for others this is a serious issue where the idea of driving makes us sweat and shake like a leaf the whole journey.

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In fact for the particularly bad cases of fearing the driving of a car it actually has a name known as Amaxophibia and approximately 6% of the population of Europe suffer from this but that's a story for another day however if you would like more info wait till the end of the video of course and there will be a link at the end of the video. Some people might have experience an accident that was or wasn't there fault but it haunts them.

Why do I fear Driving So much?

You have spent time with another person to keep you safe and confident.
Suddenly you are dropped on you're own one day and told good luck may the force be with you.
That's enough to put anyone on edge. And there are a number of specific reasons that can put people off driving as well.
Some people fear high speeds, or worry about losing control, driving at night, traffic jams new areas, lorries, the list is endless.
Some people take the car out for a spin make a simple mistake like stalling at lights that should be a case of practice makes perfect but instead manifest into I cant drive a car!!!

For my brother he learned using an intensive course then stopped driving for 3 years.

For my friend she had a major fear of hill starts which she hadn't dealt with even when she passed her driving test.

Driving has changed, can I keep up?

If you haven't driven for a while this is a normal thought. remember there is nothing wrong with getting a refresher course and these are not assessed you still have a licence at the end either way.

How To Over come the fear of driving

The first thing that would really help the situation is figuring out what you are fearing then you can start to focus certain techniques to combat it. Then you can really focus on what is troubling you most and work form there. Here are some basic tips that will help.
First let shave a look at some General tips for when you pass yours driving test

Think about P plates

For my daughter who was nervous as well when she passed this to her was a major feel safe part of driving on her own. In fact 5 months down the line and a few wrong ways up one way streets and shes still got them on although she feels much better now.

Get back on the horse ASAP

After passing don't stop driving. The longer the space between passing the harder it can become to get back in the drivers seat. You are giving your brain time into tricking you and making you think you are going to forget something. This happened with my brother because he did intensive course then stopped driving for 2 or 3 years.

My Personal Experience

Replace your driving instructor with another faithful confidant
Replace your driving instructor with another person. For my brother this was me, i went down for a couple of days and spent the day driving round as a passenger reassuring him. For my friend this was just having there partner driving round with them.

Only go out while its quiet
Don't jump in the deep end only go out while its quiet.

Only take familiar roads
When ever I here someone is struggling the first thing is where are you trying to drive. Pick a familiar route. For my brother this was going to the gym and back. That's all he wanted to be able to do.

For some this might not be enough and it might take some time to get back in the drivers seat. Maybe weeks or months but that's okay.

Listening to music

Practice makes perfect

Listening to music

Breathing techniques and recognizing your when going into panic mode. Lots of info on this in my previous video about driving test nerves.

Remember the examiner passed you for a reason
You wont forget what you have already learned
Brutal Truth Method: Name Your Fears
You can always consider going automatic if you think it would help.