Thoughts of a New Driver

As you may know driving can be very exciting. Especially when it’s your first time by yourself after a year of dragging your parents around, practicing K turns and parallel parking. Being a new driver myself, I thought that my first time driving alone was going to be exhilarating. I had my new keychain for my keys, and my aux cord ready to go. But little did I know, driving alone was simply terrifying. So for all you new drivers out there, here is a list of thoughts and fears that ran through my head my first time driving.

1. How do I play music from my phone?
2. Why are the windshield wipers not turning off?
3. Why is my car making that sound?
4. Is it my right of way or their right of way?
5. What’s the speed limit here?
6. I wish I had someone to talk to.
7. Am I supposed to go at the green light or the green arrow?
8. What lane am I supposed to be in?
9. Why are these people beeping at me!
10. I can’t believe they just flipped me off
11. What do I ask for when I go to get gas?
12. Where is the button to open the gas tank?
13. How do I adjust my seat?
14. Why do people decide to text me only when I’m driving?
15. Is that a dead animal in the road?
16. How am I supposed to fit in a parking spot this small?
17. Why is my mom calling me now?
18. I’m so bored, who can I pick up?
19. I can’t tell if my high beams are on or not.
20. What does the parking brake really do?
21. Is that a cop?
22. Maybe I shouldn’t be speeding.
23. I’m pretty sure I just ran through a stop sign.
24. Why isn’t the heat going on?
25. Why is the pedestrian letting me go first? I’m being nice lady you go first!
26. My destination is right there, but I don’t want to parallel park.
27. Looks like I’m parking a few blocks down.
28. What did I just run over.
29. Why is the speed limit 15 mph…I feel like a grandma driving.
30. Is there anyway to avoid the highway?
31. I’m scared to speed up on the highway
32. When am I supposed to indicate?
33. I’m lost.
34. Where’s the closest chipotle?
35. I didn’t think I’d actually be bored.
36. I really wanna check those texts, but I know I can’t.
37. Why is there so much traffic?
38. Why is that person staring at me through the window?
39. I wonder what time I’m supposed to be home.
40. This was not as fun as I expected.