I received my permit and started to drive in April '08(this year), then I received my license in June. I was 18 when I passed the driving test; it was on my birthday, actually. I passed because it was super easy, and driving isn't too bad. When I first started, I was always afraid that I would crash but that has yet to happen. You have to drive defensively, because even though there are set rules on the road, there are many idiots out there that fail to adhere to them. As I said, I haven't been driving for very long, but I will give tips on what I do know:

-When a light turns green, just check quickly to make sure no one is going to pass the red light and hit you.
-Always try to go a few miles per hour below the speed limit, that way you are less likely to go over it.

There are many more things to be said, and you can find a lot of rules and such in a driving manual(if you have one, if not then go to your local DMV and ask for one.) Follow all of the rules and drive defensively, and you should be fine. Good luck.

I'm pretty bad at driving because I know a few people who have died and I've had a minor crash myself so I guess that has made me a semi-paranoid driver. I'm horrible at directions and lazy about parking as well heh

-Always try to go a few miles per hour below the speed limit, that way you are less likely to go over it.

Everyone in my community gets so pissed when people drive the speed limit, especially in the morning. RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH. It really depends on where you live and how nice the cops are.

As for myself, I'm 17 and I haven't even gotten my permit yet because I'm a fag and I haven't had the time for it. I use the bus to get to places. Smelly, slimy, old bus.

If you are making a turn, you CANNOT turn into the far lane! Turn into the lane that corresponds with your lane or you WILL GET A TICKET.

If you are in the US.

I got my license just a month ago. Driving is really similar to riding a bike. Once you get used to it, it's easy. At first I was terribly nervous every time I got behind the wheel, but it went away after awhile. If you're nervous, you just have to realize that the only way you'll learn to not be nervous is to suck it up and get out in the busy traffic and just drive.

I was in a crash (on my way to driving school!) some months ago when I was on my permit. Luckily, it wasn't my fault. Some woman made a left turn at a light and didn't yield. She pulled right in front of me and I ran into her. It was very scary, but I was fine. The car, however, was totalled.

So yeah, just assume no one else knows how to drive. You can only rely on yourself on the road!

-Always try to go a few miles per hour below the speed limit, that way you are less likely to go over it.

if you EVER do that on the highway (especially in the pass lane) you will piss everybody off. don't do that. go the speed limit and you won't bother me (some people though) but don't go under.

that really depends on if the cop feels like being an asshole or not. and if you are not retarded and are capable of doing more than one thing at a time than you should be fine with the cell phone

most instructors teach you to drive defensively. why hasn't yours?