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To never drive on a motorway

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Cheesechips · 12/02/2022 08:40

I was a late learner, and passed my driving test in September last year. The thought of driving on motorways terrifies me. It's mainly having to join traffic from a slip road. Even 60mph roads scare the hell out me. I drive daily to work but it's a 3 mile trip round the outskirts of London which I'm very confident with, 20-30mph roads. How do you get over the fear of motorways or faster speeds, or did you come to terms with just not motorway driving? My husband is a very confident driver and is happy to do the motorway drives so it's not essential for me at the moment.

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bluejelly · 13/02/2022 13:33

I used to feel the same. But practice reduced the fear. Motorways are actually safer statistically than other roads. There are no pedestrians, bicycles, horses, traffic lights, roundabouts and everyone is going at broadly the same speed. I quite like motorway driving now.

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