wife is a good lady safe driver but the thought of driving on the motorways holds her back
If we drive on the motorway 40 miles to a nice wee spot for a 5 day break the thought of the return journey is uppermost in her mind for the duration of the holiday and ultimately ruins the experience for her
I have watched her take a wrong turn on a motorway and you would think she as being led off for execution
It's not just wrong turns, it's driving on the motorway that does it for her......the fear has deprived the pair of us from making many,many trips
I don't drive.......thoughts......hypnotism?
Thanks guys
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Not that this will necessarily help, people who are afraid of flying don't seem to be swayed by the statistics either...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
You can certainly get lessons in motorway driving. Hopefully a few of those would help Mrs Hoots.
I like motorways best in our camper as you get that higher view. Perhaps trade the Hootsmobile for an old ambulance.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Does she struggle to match speed with everyone else? Often this is because if you're doing 65 and everyone else is at 80 it feels really scary, but once you push past the initial nerves and match speeds everything gets much calmer because there's no speed differential so it feels like everything else is moving much less relative to you.
My sister in law didn't like motorways. After she passed her test she would only drive on the inside lane, and if she was stuck behind a caravan doing 30mph so be it. Many many months later she finally plucked up courage to pass a vehicle and then she was OK after that.
That said, some lessons are probably a good idea, if you can find a sufficiently sympathetic instructor. Otherwise just keep to the A roads - they’re usually nicer and it won’t make much difference to the time if you’re only talking a 40 mile trip. And even for a 400 mile trip, they’re fine, you just need to allow longer, plan in an overnight stay, etc.
And factor in the five times higher chance of dying as well.
I do agree that there is a big problem with learner drivers not being allowed on motorways though, so that the first experience they have of them is *after* they've passed their test. This needs to change.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein