Do you have any tips on how to take courage driving in heavy traffic?

I would suggest that you practice alot on smaller streets. The more driving time you get in the less nervous you'll be anywhere you drive. Drive around town on smaller streets, then try the highway, then progress to Interstates and high traffic areas. Just remember that as long as you stay in your lane you should be fine. Cars coming towards you or beside you won't hit you if everyone stays in their lanes. It may look close but it's really not. Drive on the roads with more traffic during the day time at first. Try to pick times of the day with less traffic to get you more used to it. You will get the hang of it. Good luck!

It takes time and practice. I was the same way for a long time. Try sticking to the smaller streets for a while and if you must use the interstate try and time it for non-rush hour times. Even if it means getting places early. Then you can build up to the rest as you get more comfortable with the speeds. Remember to drive defensively and if someone is on your butt or honking for you to speed up ignore them they can go around. You'll do fine. Good luck

I think its practice. I have recently had to learn to dirve on the other side of the road. Having been raised in the U.S.A and moving to Australia. It was a bit of a shocker. Just get out there and keep trying.. Get as much time on the road as you can with someone who loves you and can give you a bolster of confidence when you drive.

Hi Bebs, LOL! Great job there..I am still learning how to drive..I am also an immigrant..My friend told me once you will get used to drive, you will just cope up and recover from that uneasiness...Maybe you need to drive more often! Wish me luck for my learning...LOL! Was it easy to learn?

Hello Bebs, I was wondering how comes I have not seen or hear from you. Well I am not a driver because I am afraid of those Road Hogs we have here in Jamaica but I will encourage you to please be careful and if you are afraid when those heavy vehicle are passing just pull over and let it pass. Pray about your fears and God will assist you because he does not give any one the Spirit of Fear. Now I see that you are back I will be coming back here more often. Kerry

I felt the same way you did when I just started driving. I got over it easily though because I played Need for Speed Underground a lot, so you could say I was desensitized quickly. The other way was thinking to my self that driving is basically just like walking, only if you hit someone its a BIGGER issue. Just try driving cautiously for awhile, until you become comfortable.

I have terrible anxiety when driving in heavy traffic esp. if its somewhere I'm not familiar with and everybody is driving really fast like on the freeway. I found that meditation helped me focus and relax. I also take an antidepressant now and that helps me quite a bit with the driving anxiety.

Consentration is must when you are learning anything new. Focus straight only on your lane, not on the trucks or anything else coming towords you. Go on driving & you will know Practice makes man Perfect.

The best I can tell you is that, after some time, you will eventually get more comfortable with it. I moved from a small city where the rush hour traffic was maybe 6 cars on any given road, to Atlanta, Georgia where you can be stuck in rush hour traffic for an hour or more. It was a huge shock for me and, I had only really been driving consistently for a couple of months by the time I moved here. I had a license previous to that but didn't need to drive since I lived across campus in an apartment and I could walk everywhere. I didn't have a car either so, what was there to drive? So, trust me...I know how scary it can be but, you do get used to it. Now, it is old hat for me. Granted, I still get nervous if I have to drive in Atlanta traffic. I live outside of Atlanta now. But, I still have lots of traffic to deal with where I live now. The difference is my comfort level of knowing where I am going. When I am unsure of my destination, I get more nervous in heavy traffic. So, once you familiarize yourself with your routes, you will get more and more used to it.

I have scared of heavy traffic too. Our local freeway doesnt bother me but I refuse to drive in San Diego or LA whenever we go. But I'd say just watch everything going on. Defensive driving is the smartest thing. Stay in your lane, do the speed limit and don't let anyone bully you on the road. And always stay calm!

i feel that first thing you should not be scared and then bit confidence and just learn the balancing stuff remaining things automatically u will come to know other things easily ,learn in a remote area where no traffic for some time it will good experience ..

Just try your hardest to keep your eyes on the road and pay attention in your rear view mirror for oncoming traffic, try to listen to some music that you like and enjoy the ride. If you see a big truck coming...always stay focused on the white line and NOT the yellow lines in the middle. Looking at them makes you move closer to them without even realizing and you don't want to move toward the truck!

You know, when I started learning to drive I was scared too :D But after a while I realized what actually made me nervous: I was always trying to make room for other drivers, then they feel encouraged to drive faster and go past me... Then is when I start to feel nervous not to hit them because they are driving to close to go past me... not to horn on me and so. So my advice is to stay clam and not think what the other drivers around you think and try as much as you can to have your place in the traffic and by doing that make other drivers think about you and the other way. :) Hope this helps.... helped me though :D

My girlfriend just finished driving school so I am helping her because I have the driving license for a couple of years. The problems I have noticed about her is that she to is very nervous when there is a bigger traffic and that she looks very much in the rear view mirror wheter she does or does not. Use it only when you are changing lanes or when you want to pass someone. Also you have to watch what is happening in front of you not just in you're lane. And you can ignore the honking cars freely. They are usually the ones who crash their cars eventually. I hope it helps. Good driving.

The key to that is drive. No matter what is around you pay attention to your driving and keep up with the traffic. You don't have to go over the speed limit. Just focus and stay calm. Even when you have big trucks the zoom by. So don't focus on that, you have to remember to look straight ahead and check your mirrors. Even if you have someone riding close behind you drive. The fear will pass the more you drive. So the thing you have to do is get out there and drive.

Driving can be scarey in heavy traffic, especially if you haven't been driving very long and it makes you nervous. All I can say is stay on your side of the road, and you have to watch other drivers, just because your being careful doesn't mean they are, some people don't watch what they're doing. Just take deep breaths, and try to relax, don't let anything distract you, cell phone, radio, stuff like that. The more you drive the easier it will be, and you'll get used to it more. I don't know what else to tell you, I myself have been driving for years now. Good luck...and have a good day

I know you are afraid, but you have to stay in your lane, keep up with the traffic, and don't step on your brakes a lot. Use your mirrors, and pay attention to what you are doing, relax, it will be okay.

I am also a nervous driver myself, even though I have had my license for years. I do a lot of interstate driving also, during rush hour. When I start getting nervous, I try not to focus on the traffic and how scary it is, I just focus on my driving. Also, if you take deep breaths and think calm, you will stay calm. If it still makes you nervous, take alternate routes that are not as crowded if available. Even if it sets you back a little in time, leave early to compensate for it. That way you can help avoid a nerve-racking situation!